TABLE 1.

Positive samples of Vibrio species in sea snail available in a traditional market in Qingdao city, Shandong province, China.

Positive sea snail samples	TCCB Agar plate*	VITEK Identification	Presence of virulence gene
			tlh	tdh	trh
1	+ve for Vibrio spp.	V. alginolyticus	−ve	−ve	−ve
2	+ve for Vibrio spp.	V. alginolyticus	−ve	−ve	−ve
3	+ve for Vibrio spp.	V. alginolyticus	−ve	−ve	−ve
		V. parahaemolyticus	+ve	−ve	+ve
4	+ve for Vibrio spp.	V. alginolyticus	−ve	−ve	−ve
		V. parahaemolyticus	+ve	−ve	−ve
5	+ve for Vibrio spp.	V. alginolyticus	−ve	−ve	−ve
		V. parahaemolyticus	+ve	-ve	-ve
6	+ve for Vibrio spp.	V. alginolyticus	−ve	−ve	−ve
7	+ve for Vibrio spp.	V. alginolyticus	−ve	−ve	−ve
		V. parahaemolyticus	+ve	−ve	−ve
8	+ve for Vibrio spp.	V. alginolyticus	−ve	−ve	−ve
		V. parahaemolyticus	+ve	−ve	−ve
		V. vulgaris	−ve	−ve	−ve
9	+ve for Vibrio spp.	V. alginolyticus	−ve	−ve	−ve
		V. parahaemolyticus	+ve	−ve	−ve
		V. vulgaris
10	+ve for Vibrio spp.	V. alginolyticus	−ve	−ve	−ve
		V. parahaemolyticus	+ve	−ve	−ve
11	+ve for Vibrio spp.	V. alginolyticus	−ve	−ve	−ve
		V. parahaemolyticus	+ve	−ve	+ve

*TCBS, thiosulfate citrate bile salt (Vibrio spp. Selective medium); −ve: negative; +ve: positive. Bold value is highlight of the positive result.