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9674127

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-9-3
pubmed:abstractText
The virulence factors of Vibrio vulnificus are not yet well understood. So far, many hydrolytic enzymes have been implicated in the pathogenesis of this micro-organism. The present research was carried out in order to study the presence of some of these enzymes in 133 V. vulnificus strains isolated from 45 seafood samples. The results showed that 100% of these strains were positive for the production of lecithinase and lipase (Tween-80), 99.2% for caseinolytic protease, 96.9% for DNase, 65.4% for mucinase and 46.6% for elastase. None of the strains was positive for the production of collagenase and 96% were haemolytic against sheep blood cells. In relation to colony morphology on brain heart infusion (BHI) agar and nutrient agar, 59.4% of strains showed opaque morphology on BHI agar and 57.9% on nutrient agar, 10.5% presented translucent morphology on both agars and 30.1 and 31.6% of strains showed a mixture of opaque and translucent morphology on BHI agar and nutrient agar, respectively. None of the translucent colonies was virulent to mice. Therefore, opacity was a useful marker for potential virulence. Of 45 food samples contaminated with V. vulnificus, 29 (64.4%) presented strains lethal to adult mice.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1364-5072
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
84
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
747-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Virulence factors and pathogenicity of Vibrio vulnificus strains isolated from seafood.
pubmed:affiliation
Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade de São Paulo, Departamento de Alimentos e Nutrição Experimental, Brazil.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article