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. 1978 Jun;35(6):1226–1227. doi: 10.1128/aem.35.6.1226-1227.1978

Isolation of an enteropathogenic, Kanagawa-positive strain of Vibrio parahaemolyticus from seafood implicated in acute gastroenteritis.

G T Spite, D F Brown, R M Twedt
PMCID: PMC243013  PMID: 677883

Abstract

A strain of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, serotype O4/K4, that was Kanagawa positive and reactive in the rabbit ileal loop test, was isolated in low numbers from raw oysters implicated in a case of acute gastroenteritis. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the isolation of a Kanagawa-positive strain from suspect food in the United States.

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