crab tissues → contain → higher proportions of gram-positive cocci
comparison: surrounding waters and sediments
“Compared with surrounding waters and sediments, the crab tissues contained much higher proportions of gram-positive cocci.”
crabs → contain → higher levels of bacteria
location: near Kodiak Island, Alaskacomparison: crabs collected away from regions of human habitation
“Crabs collected near Kodiak Island, Alaska, contained higher levels of bacteria than crabs collected away from regions of human habitation.”
V. parahaemolyticus → was the most prevalent of the pathogenic Vibrio spp. → isolated from the crab hemolymph and external carapace
prevalence: 23%
“V. parahaemolyticus was the most prevalent of the pathogenic Vibrio spp. and was isolated from 23% of the hemolymph samples.”
V. cholerae → occurred less commonly in the hemolymph → isolated from the crab hemolymph and external carapace
prevalence: 2%
“V. vulnificus (7%) and V. cholerae (2%) occurred less commonly in the hemolymph.”
Vibrio spp. → were the predominant bacterial types → in the hemolymph of infected crabs
season: summerlocation: Galveston Bay, Texas
“Vibrio spp. were the predominant bacterial types in the hemolymph of infected crabs and increased in number significantly during the summer season.”
V. vulnificus → occurred less commonly in the hemolymph → isolated from the crab hemolymph and external carapace
prevalence: 7%
“V. vulnificus (7%) and V. cholerae (2%) occurred less commonly in the hemolymph.”
pathogenic Vibrio species → detected in → crabs
percentage: 37.5
“and crabs (37.5%)”
Vibrio parahaemolyticus → present in → blue crabs
months: May to Novemberpercentage: 21%
“Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a cosmopolitan facultative pathogen widely implicated in outbreaks of gastroenteritis related to the consumption of improperly processed seafood, was present in crabs collected between the months of May to November and was identified in up to 21% of the hemolymphs sampled.”