Incidence of Vibrio species associated with blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus ) collected from Galveston Bay, Texas

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dc.contributor.authorDavis JWen_US
dc.contributor.authorSizemore Ken_US
dc.contributor.otherApplied and Environmental Microbiologyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:14:45Z
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dc.date.issued1982en_US
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dc.description1092-1097en_US
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dc.description.abstractBacteria were isolated from the hemolymph of a majority (88%) of the blue crabs collected from Galveston Bay, Texas. The hemolymph of most crabs contained moderate infections. Vibrio spp. were the predominant bacterial types in the hemolymph of infected crabs and increased in number significantly during the summer season. Warmer water temperatures were thought to be responsible for this increase. Bacterial numbers and the percentage of Vibrio spp. were highest in the interior of the crab bodies, especially in the digestive tract. The exterior of the crabs did not appear to be the source of the hemolymph's bacterial flora. Bacteria taxonomically identical to V. cholerae, V. vulnificus , and V. parahaemolyticus were routinely isolated from the crab hemolymph and external carapace. V. parahaemolyticus was the most prevalent of the pathogenic Vibrio spp. The incidences of V. parahemolyticus and V. vulnificus were related and increased in the summer months. Both organisms were frequently isolated from the same craben_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/23120
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dc.notes0099-2240EnglishEnglishJournal ArticleBrackishen_US
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dc.subjectASW,USA,Texas,Galveston Bayen_US
dc.subjectBacteriaen_US
dc.subjectBacterial diseasesen_US
dc.subjectBlue craben_US
dc.subjectCallinectesen_US
dc.subjectCallinectes sapidusen_US
dc.subjectcoastal environmenten_US
dc.subjectGalveston Bayen_US
dc.subjectincidenceen_US
dc.subjectinfectionen_US
dc.subjectinfectious diseasesen_US
dc.subjectinfestationen_US
dc.subjectJ 02870 Invertebrate bacteriologyen_US
dc.subjectO 1070 BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY/ ECOLOGYen_US
dc.subjectQ1 01201 Generalen_US
dc.subjectQ1 01484 Species interactions: parasites and diseasesen_US
dc.subjectTemperatureen_US
dc.subjectTexasen_US
dc.subjectUSAen_US
dc.subjectUSA,Texasen_US
dc.subjectVibrioen_US
dc.subjectwateren_US
dc.subjectwater temperatureen_US
dc.titleIncidence of Vibrio species associated with blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus ) collected from Galveston Bay, Texasen_US
dc.typeJournalen_US
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dc.vol-issue43(5)en_US

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