TABLE 4.
Recovery of V. vulnificus in spiked mussel samplesa
| Medium | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSA2 | 5.35 × 105 | 6.00 × 105 | 4.00 × 105 | 5.3 × 105 | 8.00 × 105 |
| VVM | 2.15 × 104 (1.12 × 104) | 1.11 × 105 (8.75 × 104) | 1.04 × 105 (8.45 × 104) | 3.10 × 104 (3.00 × 104) | 5.60 × 104 (4.85 × 104) |
| V3VV | 0.00b | 3.9 × 104 | ND | 6.00 × 102 | <102 |
a
The estimated numbers (CFU per milliliter) of V. vulnificus used to spike mussel homogenate aliquots were as follows: A, 0.00; B, 5.27 · 104; C, 527 · 103; D, 5.27 · 102; E, 5.27 · 101. TSA2, total counts on TSA2; VVM, total counts on VVM (partial counts [yellow colonies] are in parentheses; V3VV, counts of colonies hybridizing with the V. vulnificus-specific probe (V3VV) from VVM agar plates. ND, no data available.
b
No positive colony hybridization observed.