TY - JOUR
T1 - Occurrence, diversity, and pathogenicity of halophilic Vibrio spp. and non-O1 Vibrio cholerae from estuarine waters along the Italian Adriatic coast
AU - Barbieri, Elena
AU - Falzano, Loredana
AU - Fiorentini, Carla
AU - Pianetti, Anna
AU - Baffone, Wally
AU - Fabbri, Alessia
AU - Matarrese, Paola
AU - Casiere, Annarita
AU - Katouli, Mohammad
AU - Kühn, Inger
AU - Möllby, Roland
AU - Bruscolini, Francesca
AU - Donelli, Gianfranco
PY - 1999/6
Y1 - 1999/6
N2 - The occurrence, diversity, and pathogenicity of Vibrio spp. were investigated in two estuaries along the Italian Adriatic coast. Vibrio alginolyticus was the predominant species, followed by Vibrio parahaemolyticus, non-O1 Vibrio cholerae, and Vibrio vulnificus. By using a biochemical fingerprinting method, all isolates were grouped into nine phenotypes with similarity levels of 75 to 97.5%. The production of toxins capable of causing cytoskeleton-dependent changes was detected in a large number of Vibrio strains. These findings indicate a significant presence of potentially pathogenic Vibrio strains along the Adriatic coast.
AB - The occurrence, diversity, and pathogenicity of Vibrio spp. were investigated in two estuaries along the Italian Adriatic coast. Vibrio alginolyticus was the predominant species, followed by Vibrio parahaemolyticus, non-O1 Vibrio cholerae, and Vibrio vulnificus. By using a biochemical fingerprinting method, all isolates were grouped into nine phenotypes with similarity levels of 75 to 97.5%. The production of toxins capable of causing cytoskeleton-dependent changes was detected in a large number of Vibrio strains. These findings indicate a significant presence of potentially pathogenic Vibrio strains along the Adriatic coast.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 10347072
AN - SCOPUS:0033043687
VL - 65
SP - 2748
EP - 2753
JO - Applied and Environmental Microbiology
JF - Applied and Environmental Microbiology
SN - 0099-2240
IS - 6
ER -