Vibrio parahaemolyticus and its specific bacteriophages as an indicator in cockles (Anadara granosa) for the risk of V. parahaemolyticus infection in Southern Thailand.
Vibrio parahaemolyticus and its specific bacteriophages as an indicator in cockles (Anadara granosa) for the risk of V. parahaemolyticus infection in Southern Thailand.
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副溶血性弧菌及其特定噬菌体作为鸟蛤(Anadara granosa)中泰国南部副溶血性弧菌感染风险的指标。
DOI:
10.1007/s00248-014-0382-9
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发表时间:
2014
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Vuddhakul,Varaporn
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作者:
Yingkajorn,Mingkwan;Sermwitayawong,Natthawan;Palittapongarnpimp,Prasit;Nishibuchi,Mitsuaki;Robins,WilliamP;Mekalanos,JohnJ;Vuddhakul,Varaporn
Correlation between the numbers ofVibrio parahaemolyticusand its specific bacteriophages in cockles was investigated from June 2009 to May 2010 in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand. Cockles obtained monthly from a local market were sampled to determine the numbers ofV. parahaemolyticusand bacteriophages that could form plaques on ten strains of pandemic and nonpandemicV. parahaemolyticus. In addition,V. parahaemolyticusisolates from clinical samples from Hat Yai hospital over the same period were investigated. All 139 cockles sampled were positive forV. parahaemolyticus. However, only 76 of them were positive for bacteriophages. During the testing period, the number of bacteriophages was not significantly correlated with the incidence ofV. parahaemolyticus-infected patients, but the numbers ofV. parahaemolyticusisolates from the cockle samples were closely related to the number of infected patients. The bacteriophages isolated fromV. parahaemolyticusalso infectedVibrio alginolyticusandVibrio mimicus, suggesting that the broad host range of phages may be a factor of providing the possibility of their participation in the processes of genetic exchange betweenV. parahaemolyticusand closely relatedVibriospp. In conclusion, this study indicated that the number ofV. parahaemolyticusin cockles may be a useful tool for predicting the relative risk of infection byV. parahaemolyticusin this area of Thailand.