Vibrio parahaemolyticus-associated gastroenteritis in Italy: persistent occurrence of O3:K6 pandemic clone and emergence of O1:KUT serotype

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2010 Apr;66(4):452-5. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.11.015.

Abstract

We report 2 cases of O3:K6 and O1:KUT Vibrio parahaemolyticus gastroenteritis associated with consumption of local mussels in Italy in 2008. Serotypic, antibiogram, toxigenic, and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns of these strains were compared to those of other isolates collected from local clinical and seafood samples in 2007 to 2008. We underline the recurrent presence of O3:K6 pandemic clone and the emergence of trh-positive O1:KUT serotype in Italy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Bacterial Toxins / genetics
  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • DNA Fingerprinting
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
  • Female
  • Foodborne Diseases / epidemiology
  • Foodborne Diseases / microbiology
  • Gastroenteritis / epidemiology*
  • Gastroenteritis / microbiology*
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Epidemiology
  • Serotyping
  • Vibrio Infections / epidemiology*
  • Vibrio Infections / microbiology*
  • Vibrio parahaemolyticus / classification*
  • Vibrio parahaemolyticus / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Bacterial Toxins