Pre-Enrichment of Estuarine and Fresh Water Environmental Samples with Sodium Chloride Yields in Better Recovery of Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Vibrio parahaemolyticus organisms cause acute gastroenteritis in humans. These bacteria are natural inhabitants of both marine and estuarine ecosystems. In the present study, we investigated the effectiveness of a non-selective enrichment of sediment samples with sodium chloride prior to selective e...

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Published in:Advances in microbiology (Irvine, CA) CA), 2013-03, Vol.3 (1), p.21-25
Main Authors: Otomo, Yoshimitsu, Hossain, Farzana, Rabbi, Fazle, Yakuwa, Yuki, Ahsan, Chowdhury Rafiqul
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Language:English
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Estuaries
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
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Summary:Vibrio parahaemolyticus organisms cause acute gastroenteritis in humans. These bacteria are natural inhabitants of both marine and estuarine ecosystems. In the present study, we investigated the effectiveness of a non-selective enrichment of sediment samples with sodium chloride prior to selective enrichment with alkaline peptone water for a better recovery of V. parahaemolyticus. Sediment samples were collected with or without 1% NaCl from the river Buriganga, located besides Dhaka city and about 400 km away from the Bay of Bengal, and from the estuary of the river Karnaphuli which flows into the Bay of Bengal. Very small number of V. parahaemolyticus (
ISSN:2165-3402
2165-3410
DOI:10.4236/aim.2013.31003