TABLE 2.
Vibrio species identification for the total isolates collected from mud samples
| Sampling season | Vibrio species | No. (%) of Vibrio isolates from mud ata: |
Total no. (%) of isolates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | MP | HN | JH | BS | |||
| June 2013 | V. alginolyticus | 173 (68.7) | 170 (67.5) | 34 (13.5) | 79 (31.6) | 119 (47.8) | 575 (45.8) |
| V. cholerae | 2 (0.8) | 0 | 20 (7.9) | 1 (0.4) | 0 | 23 (1.8) | |
| V. parahaemolyticus | 28 (11.1) | 37 (14.7) | 67 (26.6) | 73 (29.2) | 77 (30.9) | 282 (22.5) | |
| V. vulnificus | 2 (0.8) | 0 | 59 (23.4) | 29 (11.6) | 1 (0.4) | 91 (7.3) | |
| Other Vibrio spp. | 47 (18.7) | 45 (17.9) | 72 (28.6) | 68 (27.2) | 52 (20.9) | 284 (22.6) | |
| September 2013 | V. alginolyticus | 106 (46.9) | 55 (25.7) | 82 (39.6) | 107 (52.2) | 114 (51.4) | 464 (43.2) |
| V. cholerae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| V. parahaemolyticus | 68 (30.1) | 98 (45.8) | 88 (42.5) | 54 (26.3) | 60 (27.0) | 368 (34.3) | |
| V. vulnificus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other Vibrio spp. | 52 (23.0) | 61 (28.5) | 37 (17.9) | 44 (21.5) | 48 (21.6) | 242 (22.5) | |
| December 2013 | V. alginolyticus | 200 (87.0) | 146 (70.9) | 104 (46.0) | 177 (82.7) | 94 (47.7) | 721 (67.2) |
| V. cholerae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0.0) | |
| V. parahaemolyticus | 6 (2.6) | 34 (16.5) | 79 (35.0) | 4 (1.9) | 69 (35.0) | 192 (17.9) | |
| V. vulnificus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0.0) | |
| Other Vibrio spp. | 24 (10.4) | 26 (12.6) | 43 (19.0) | 33 (15.4) | 34 (17.3) | 160 (14.9) | |
| February 2014 | V. alginolyticus | 137 (60.1) | 114 (60.3) | 172 (71.1) | 211 (84.1) | 138 (56.1) | 772 (66.8) |
| V. cholerae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| V. parahaemolyticus | 61 (26.8) | 28 (14.8) | 29 (12.0) | 12 (4.8) | 49 (19.9) | 179 (15.5) | |
| V. vulnificus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other Vibrio spp. | 30 (13.2) | 47 (24.9) | 41 (16.9) | 28 (11.2) | 59 (24.0) | 205 (17.7) | |
| April 2014 | V. alginolyticus | 107 (45.0) | 178 (77.7) | 153 (63.0) | 187 (76.3) | 96 (39.5) | 721 (60.2) |
| V. cholerae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| V. parahaemolyticus | 97 (40.8) | 16 (7.0) | 53 (21.8) | 13 (5.3) | 71 (29.2) | 250 (20.9) | |
| V. vulnificus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other Vibrio spp. | 34 (14.3) | 35 (15.3) | 37 (15.2) | 45 (18.4) | 76 (31.3) | 227 (18.9) | |
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.