Coastal water bacteriophages infect various sets of Vibrio parahaemolyticus sequence types.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Gastrointestinal illnesses associated with the consumption of shellfish contaminated with Vibrio parahaemolyticus have a negative impact on the shellfish industry due to recalls and loss of consumer confidence in products. This bacterial pathogen is very diverse and specific sequence types (STs), ST631 and ST36, have emerged as prevalent causes of Vibrio foodborne disease outbreaks in the US, though other STs have been implicated in sporadic cases. We investigated whether bacteriophages could be used as a proxy to monitor for the presence of distinct V. parahaemolyticus STs in coastal waters.

Methods

For this purpose, bacteriophages infecting V. parahaemolyticus were isolated from water samples collected on the Northeast Atlantic coas

SUBMITTER: Brossard Stoos KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9807174 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature