Effects of salinity and temperature on long-term survival of the eel pathogen Vibrio vulnificus biotype 2 (serovar E)

Article Abstract:

The probability that the aquatic ecosystem serves as a reservoir for the Vibrio vulnificus biotype 2 has been assessed through long-term survival experiments. V. vulnificus is a primary eel pathogen and causes hemorrhagic septicemia in eels. It has been found that the optimal salinity for long-term survival of the pathogen was 1.5%. The optimal temperature is 25 degrees for microcosms at 0.3 and 0.5% and 12 degrees C for microcosms at 1.5 to 3.8%. It has also been noted that strains virulent to eels are also virulent to humans. The bacterium can also survive in artificial seawater at 25 degrees C for 50 days.

Research, Physiological aspects, Bacterial growth, Host-bacteria relationships, Vibrio, Eels

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An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of Vibrio vulnificus biotype 2: development and field studies

Article Abstract:

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based on the specificity of lipopolyasaccharide (LPS) can detect Vibrio vulnificus biotype 2 pathogen successfully in infected eels and asymptomatic carriers. This pathogen consists of LPS-based homogeneous O serogroup and eels act as a reservoir for this pathogen. The accurate detection and identification of this pathogen has important implications for sanitary controls, and ecological and clinical studies.

Methods, Analysis, Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, Vibrio infections

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