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Filtering by: Committee Member Woodside, Charles R. Decade 2000-2009 Subject Oysters -- Diseases -- Oregon -- Tillamook Bay

Characterization of Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated from Oregon and Washington coastal water and development of improved methods for Vibrio parahaemolyticus detection

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Duan, Jingyun

Abstract:

Distribution of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Oregon and Washington oystergrowing areas was studied between November 2002 and October 2003. V. parahaemolyticus was detected in 14.3% of oyster, 23.0% of seawater, and 44.4% of sediment samples with very low levels (≤7.4 MPN/g) of pathogenic strains being detected in oysters. Occurrence of V....

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Dissertation

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