Kaysner Charles A, Abeyta Carlos, Stott Robert F, Krane Mary Helen, Wekell Marleen M
Food and Drug Administration, Seafood Products Research Center, Bothell, Washington 98041-3012.
J Food Prot. 1990 Apr;53(4):300-301. doi: 10.4315/0362-028X-53.4.300.
Water, shellfish, and sediment samples from Grays Harbor, a major commercial oyster producing estuary in the State of Washington, were examined for levels of Vibrio species. Non-01 V. cholerae was found at low levels in 37.8% of the samples. While V. parahaemolyticus was found in all samples, levels were low. V. mimicus and V. fluvialis were found infrequently and at low levels. Potentially pathogenic strains of non-01 V. cholerae and Kanagawa positive V. parahaemolyticus were isolated from oysters suggesting a potential for human illness.
