TABLE 1.
Studies from which V. vulnificus abundances and corresponding temperature and salinity measurements were obtained for comparative analysis with the seasonal data from this study
| Sampling site(s) | Year of study | Method of identification and enumerationa | V. vulnificus abundance (cells ml−1) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake Bay, Del. | 2002 | Fluorescent oligonucleotide probe direct counting procedure | 2-10,000 | Heidelberg et al. (15) |
| Charlotte Harbor, Fla. | 2001 | Membrane filtration followed by identification and enumeration on CPC agar | 50-3,000 | Lipp et al. (30) |
| Mobile, Ala. | 1997 | Most-probable-number assay with immunoassay identification | 0-251 | DePaola et al. (13) |
| Chesapeake Bay, Del. | 1996 | Plating with oligonucleotide probe identification and enumeration | 0-200 | Wright et al. (50) |
| Mobile Bay and Mississippi Sound, Ala. | 1994 | Most-probable-number assay with CPC agar identification | 32-2,511 | DePaola et al. (11) |
| Apalachicola Bay, Fla. | 1982 | Most-probable-number assay with TCBS agar plates and API identification kit | 0-7,000 | Tamplin et al. (43) |
a
CPC, colistin-polymyxin B-cellobiose; TCBS, thiosulfate-citrate-bile salt-sucrose.