Surveillance of Vibrio parahaemolyticus pathogens recovered from ready-to-eat foods.

ABSTRACT: This study examined the occurrence of V. parahaemolyticus from ready-to-eat (RTE) food in Delta State, Nigeria. It also characterized antibiotic resistance and virulence gene profile patterns to determine the associated health risk hazard. Food samples total of 380 were collected randomly and assessed for V. parahaemolyticus. V. parahaemolyticus isolates were characterized for their virulence and antibiogram potentials using a phenotypic and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) approach. A total of 42 (11.1%) samples were contaminated with V. parahaemolyticus. In 17/42 (40.5%) of the V. parahaemolyticus-positive samples, the densities were < 10 MPN/g. However, 19/42 (45.2%) and 6/42 (14.3%) of the samples had densities of 10 - 10² and > 10² MPN/g, respectively. A total of

SUBMITTER: Beshiru A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10011769 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature