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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2008

Shewanella and Photobacterium spp. in oysters and seawater from the Delaware Bay.

Gary P Richards, Michael A Watson, Edward J Crane, Iris G Burt, David Bushek

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Gary P RichardsUSDA, ARS, Delaware State University, James W. W. Baker Center, Dover, DE 19901, USA. gary.richards@ars.usda.gov
Michael A Watson
Edward J Crane
Iris G Burt
David Bushek
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · USAgricultural Research Service · USPomona College · USUnited States Department of Agriculture · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Shewanella algae, S. putrefaciens, and Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae are indigenous marine bacteria and human pathogens causing cellulitis, necrotizing fasciitis, abscesses, septicemia, and death. Infections are rare and are most often associated with the immunocompromised host. A study was performed on the microbiological flora of oysters and seawater from commercial oyster harvesting sites in the Delaware Bay, New Jersey. From 276 water and shellfish samples tested, 1,421 bacterial isolates were picked for biochemical identification and 170 (12.0%) of the isolates were presumptively identified as S. putrefaciens, 26 (1.8%) were presumptively identified as P. damselae subsp. damselae, and 665 (46.8%) could not be identified using the API 20E identification database. Sequencing of the 16S rRNA genes of 22 S. putrefaciens-like isolates identified them as S. abalonesis, S. algae, S. baltica, S. hafniensis, S. marisflavi, S. putrefaciens, Listonella anguillarum, and P. damselae. Beta-hemolysis was produced by some S. algae and P. damselae isolates, while isolates of S. baltica and L. anguillarum, species perceived as nonpathogenic, also exhibited beta-hemolysis and growth at 37 degrees C. To our knowledge, this is the first time these beta-hemolytic strains were reported from shellfish or seawater from the Delaware Bay. Pathogenic Shewanella and Photobacterium species could pose a health threat through the ingestion of contaminated seafood, by cuts or abrasions acquired in the marine environment, or by swimming and other recreational activities.

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AnimalsAtlantic OceanBacterial Typing TechniquesDNA, BacterialDNA, RibosomalHemolysisMolecular Sequence DataNew JerseyOstreidaePhotobacteriumRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSeawaterSequence Analysis, DNASequence Homology, Nucleic AcidShewanellaTemperatureDNA, BacterialDNA, RibosomalRNA, Ribosomal, 16S

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PMID18378645
PMCPMC2423050
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