[Isolation of enteropathogenic Vibrio in bivalves and mud from the Nicoya Gulf, Costa Rica]

V García Cortés; F Antillón

[Isolation of enteropathogenic Vibrio in bivalves and mud from the Nicoya Gulf, Costa Rica]

Rev Biol Trop. 1990 Nov;38(2B):437-40.

[Article in Spanish]

Authors

V García Cortés¹, F Antillón

Affiliation

¹ Facultad de Microbiología, Universidad de Costa Rica.

PMID: 2134726

Abstract

The presence of enteropathogenic Vibrio was evaluated in 36 sediment samples and 41 bivalve samples obtained from 3 collecting sites in the Golfo de Nicoya, Costa Rica. Isolation methods for halophilic and non halophilic Vibrio were used. The biochemical profiles of the strains obtained revealed the presence of the following isolates: 224 Vibrio parahaemolyticus, 3 V. furnissii, 1 V. damsela and 3 V. fluvialis. V. cholerae was not isolated, due principally to the use of TCBS agar.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Bacteriological Techniques
Costa Rica
Culture Media
Mollusca / microbiology*
Seawater
Vibrio / isolation & purification*
Vibrio parahaemolyticus / isolation & purification
Water Microbiology*

Substances

Culture Media