TABLE 2.

Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains used in this study

V. parahaemolyticus strain	Virulence gene(s)	Isolate source
ATCC 17802	trh and tlh	Shirasu food poisoning, Japan (48)
ATCC 43996	tdh and tlh	Cockles causing fatal food poisoning, England (49)
ATCC 27969	tlh	Crustacean, USA (50)
12	tlh	Oysters, USA
21	tlh	Oysters, USA