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Seasonal variations in the occurrence of Vibrio vulnificus along the Dutch coast

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

J. Veenstra ,
P. J. G. M. Rietra ,
J. M. Coster ,
E. Slaats  and
S. Dirks-Go
J. Veenstra
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine; Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, le Oosterparkstrat 279, 1091 HA Amsterdam, The Netherlands
P. J. G. M. Rietra*
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology; Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, le Oosterparkstraat 279, 1091 HA Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J. M. Coster
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Chemistry; Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, le Oosterparkstraat 279, 1091 HA Amsterdam, The Netherlands
E. Slaats
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology; Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, le Oosterparkstraat 279, 1091 HA Amsterdam, The Netherlands
S. Dirks-Go
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology; Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, le Oosterparkstraat 279, 1091 HA Amsterdam, The Netherlands
*
*Author for correspondence.
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The seasonal variation in the occurrence of V. vulnificus in relation to water temperature and salinity was studied along the Dutch coast. In two consecutive years V. vulnificus strains could be isolated in August when the water temperature was highest. The indole-positive strains isolated from North Sea water samples were identical to most strains isolated from human disease and from the environment. However, strains isolated from four of five patients living in countries around the North Sea were different from the North Sea isolates in that they were indole-negative and have a lower NaCl tolerance.

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Research Article
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Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 112 , Issue 2 , April 1994 , pp. 285 - 290
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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