Improved method for detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in seafood.
Appl Environ Microbiol
; 67(12): 5819-23, 2001 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11722939
ABSTRACT
We have developed a new, effective procedure for detecting Vibrio parahaemolyticus in seafoods using enrichment and plating onto a chromogenic agar medium. Samples were cultured in salt Trypticase soy broth, which is a nonselective medium, and then a portion of the culture was cultured with salt polymyxin broth, which is a selective medium for V. parahaemolyticus. This two-step enrichment was more effective than the one-step enrichment in salt polymyxin broth alone. The enrichment cultures were then plated onto a new chromogenic agar containing substrates for beta-galactosidase. The V. parahaemolyticus colonies developed a purple color on this growth medium that distinguished them from other related bacterial strains. V. parahaemolyticus was isolated more frequently from naturally contaminated seafood samples using the chromogenic agar than thiosulfate citrate bile salts sucrose agar medium, which is currently used for the isolation of V. parahaemolyticus. Our findings suggest that this new enrichment and isolation scheme is more sensitive and accurate for identifying V. parahaemolyticus in seafood samples than previously used methods.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
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Food Contamination
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Seafood
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Fishes
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Mollusca
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Appl Environ Microbiol
Year:
2001
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Japan