No Abstract Available.
Genome* ; Vibrio parahaemolyticus* ; Vibrio*

No Abstract Available.
Genome* ; Vibrio parahaemolyticus* ; Vibrio*

No Abstract Available.
Vibrio parahaemolyticus* ; Vibrio*

No Abstract Available.
Inovirus* ; Pandemics* ; Vibrio parahaemolyticus* ; Vibrio*

No Abstract Available.
Vibrio parahaemolyticus* ; Vibrio* ; Virulence Factors* ; Virulence*

No Abstract Available.
Vibrio parahaemolyticus* ; Vibrio* ; Virulence Factors* ; Virulence*

The introduction of a new, fully automated system into the clinical microbiology laboratory contributes to a rapid identification of microorganisms with accurate and reliable results, but such a system requires a high cost and additional tests for identification of some species. For instance, additional tests on oxidase, indole, motility, hemolysis, and pigmentation are needed in the correct identification by using Vitek GNI+ system (bioMerieux Vitek Inc., MO, USA). In particular, Vibrio and Aeromonas species are occasionally identified incorrectly when an automated system is used, and thus conventional biochemical tests may be more reliable in the identification of such species. We experienced three cases of incorrect identification of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio cholerae, and Aeromonas veronii biovar sobria as Vibrio alginolyticus by using Vitek GNI+ card.
Aeromonas ; Hemolysis ; Oxidoreductases ; Pigmentation ; Vibrio alginolyticus* ; Vibrio cholerae ; Vibrio parahaemolyticus ; Vibrio*

Acute gastroenteritis caused by more than one Vibrio species has been rarely reported although most pathogenic Vibrio species share the same natural habitats. Recognition of multiple Vibrio species in one or more infectious processes is crucial in the management of patients because invasiveness, virulence, and resistance to antimicrobials can vary from species to species. We report a case of acute gastroenteritis by Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus. The patient was a previously healthy 47-year old man who presented with watery mucoid diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and vomiting. On the previous day, he had eaten raw fish and developed the above symptoms about 10 hours later. The patient received only supportive therapy and was discharged on the same day with improvement. V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus were isolated from stool specimen. The patient was fully recovered and subsequent stool culture demonstrated no pathogenic microorganisms.
Colic ; Diarrhea ; Ecosystem ; Gastroenteritis* ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Vibrio parahaemolyticus* ; Vibrio vulnificus* ; Vibrio* ; Virulence ; Vomiting

This study was focused on the isolation of pathogenic Vibrio species, V. vulnificus and V. parahaemolyticus from marine environment from May to July of 1999. Isolation sites were coast near by Pusan and Daechon. The results obtained were as follows: 1. Seventy strains of V. parahaemolyticus and 19 strains of V. vulnificus were isolated from a total of 120 specimens. 2. Nineteen strains of V. vulnificus did not fermented arabinose and salicin but fermented lactose and cellobiose. All of V. parahaemolyticus isolates did not fermented lactose and cellobiose. 47 strains of V. parahaemolyticus fermented arabinose but 53 strains did not fermented salicin. 3. V. vulnificus and V. parahaemolyticus isolates showed three different API index numbers with 5046105 and 4346107 dominant. 4. V. vulnificus did not grow on 0% and 8% NaCl containing medium. V. parahaemolyticus grew on 8% NaCl containing medium. 5. V. vulnificus isolates and V. parahaemolyticus revealed different outer membrane protein p rofiles on SDS-PAGE.
Arabinose ; Busan* ; Cellobiose ; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel ; Lactose ; Membrane Proteins ; Vibrio parahaemolyticus* ; Vibrio vulnificus* ; Vibrio*

V.parahaemolyticus or V.alginolyticus infections are usually associated with consumption of raw or undercooked shellfish, contaminated food, and exposure of wounds to warm seawater. V.parahaemolyticus causes gastroenteritis(the most common syndrome), wound infections, and septicemia. V alginolyticus occasionally causes extraintestinal infections in humans. so far, the authors have not found the report of V.parahaemolyticus and V.alginolyticus isolation from a patient. So, we report a case of concurrent isolation of V.parahaemolyticus and V.alginolyticus from a patient who had a history of intestinal diarrhea and vomiting.
Diarrhea ; Humans ; Seawater ; Sepsis ; Shellfish ; Vibrio alginolyticus* ; Vibrio parahaemolyticus* ; Vibrio* ; Vomiting ; Wound Infection ; Wounds and Injuries