Incubation of Vibrio cholerae of O-group serotype 1 with chitin particles resulted in
adsorption of vibrios onto chitin; chitin-adsorbed V. cholerae survived exposure to acid …

Vibrio vulnificus is a human pathogen associated with consumption of raw oysters. During
the colder months the organism apparently enters a viable but nonculturable state and thus …

The quorum regulatory cascade is poorly characterized in Vibrio parahaemolyticus, in part
because swarming and virulence factors—the hallmarks of the organism—are repressed by …

Infections associated with Vibrio parahaemolyticus on the coast of Galicia (in northwestern
Spain) were reported to be linked to large outbreaks of illness during 1999 and 2000. Little …

Vibrio vulnificus was enumerated in seawater and shellfish from two Florida estuaries at
selected seasonal intervals. There were significant fluctuations in the presence and …

Strains representative of species of the marine genera Beneckea and Photobacterium were
used as reference standards in in vitro DNA/DNA competition experiments. Within a given …

Background Vibrios are among the most diverse and ecologically important marine bacteria,
which have evolved many characteristics and lifestyles to occupy various niches. The …

Certain marine Vibrio species swim in sea water, propelled by a polar flagellum, and swarm
over surfaces using numerous lateral flagella. The polar and the lateral flagellar motors are …

Vibrio-related infections are increasing worldwide both in humans and aquatic animals. Rise
in global sea surface temperature (SST), which is approximately 1° C higher now than 140 …

Two epidemics of water-borne diarrhoeal disease involving a total of 1000 persons are
reported. In both epidemics, none of the usual bacterial enteropathogens were recognized …