TABLE 1.
Vibrio species identification for the isolates collected from tidal water
| Sampling season | Vibrio species | No. (%) of isolates from tidal water ata: |
Total no. (%) of isolates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | MP | HN | JH | BS | |||
| June 2013 | V. alginolyticus | 184 (76.0) | 177 (77.0) | 157 (71.4) | 159 (65.2) | 95 (40.6) | 772 (66.0) |
| V. cholerae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.1) | |
| V. parahaemolyticus | 10 (4.1) | 6 (2.6) | 19 (8.6) | 39 (16.0) | 18 (7.7) | 92 (7.9) | |
| V. vulnificus | 0 | 0 | 2 (0.9) | 0 | 32 (13.7) | 34 (2.9) | |
| Other Vibrio spp. | 48 (19.8) | 47 (20.4) | 42 (19.1) | 46 (18.9) | 88 (37.6) | 271 (23.2) | |
| September 2013 | V. alginolyticus | 68 (29.6) | 119 (51.5) | 112 (59.6) | 93 (41.5) | 120 (51.7) | 512 (46.3) |
| V. cholerae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| V. parahaemolyticus | 34 (14.8) | 50 (21.6) | 15 (8.0) | 54 (24.1) | 61 (26.3) | 214 (19.4) | |
| V. vulnificus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (2.2) | 5 (0.5) | |
| Other Vibrio spp. | 128 (55.7) | 62 (26.8) | 61 (32.4) | 77 (34.4) | 46 (19.8) | 374 (33.9) | |
| December 2013 | V. alginolyticus | 119 (53.6) | 36 (41.4) | 212 (92.6) | 159 (70.7) | 51 (22.1) | 577 (58.0) |
| V. cholerae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| V. parahaemolyticus | 12 (5.4) | 18 (20.7) | 0 | 20 (8.9) | 90 (39.0) | 140 (14.1) | |
| V. vulnificus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other Vibrio spp. | 91 (41.0) | 33 (37.9) | 17 (7.4) | 46 (20.4) | 90 (39.0) | 277 (27.9) | |
| February 2014 | V. alginolyticus | 51 (54.3) | 17 (7.7) | 115 (69.3) | 42 (20.2) | 41 (31.1) | 266 (32.4) |
| V. cholerae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| V. parahaemolyticus | 7 (7.4) | 3 (1.4) | 5 (3.0) | 10 (4.8) | 10 (7.6) | 35 (4.3) | |
| V. vulnificus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other Vibrio spp. | 36 (38.3) | 201 (91.0) | 46 (27.7) | 156 (75.0) | 81 (61.4) | 520 (63.3) | |
| April 2014 | V. alginolyticus | 89 (46.1) | 236 (94.8) | 189 (88.7) | 204 (85.0) | 164 (67.8) | 882 (77.6) |
| V. cholerae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| V. parahaemolyticus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.4) | 4 (1.7) | 5 (0.4) | |
| V. vulnificus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other Vibrio spp. | 104 (53.9) | 13 (5.2) | 24 (11.3) | 35 (14.6) | 74 (30.6) | 250 (22.0) | |
a
Total number of bacterial isolates grown on TCBS agar. All colonies grown on TCBS agar were selected, not exceeding 252 isolates for each sampling site. Locations: MA, Muan; MP, Mokpo; HN, Haenam; JH, Jangheung; BS, Boseong.