Studies on the Isolation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus from the Sea Water and Marine Products in Incheon

仁川 地域 海水 및 海産物에서의 腸炎비브리오菌 分離에 관한 연구

V. parahaemolyticus is a species of gram- negative asperogenous rod which gives rise to gastroenteritis in man and widely distributed in Korea. In this study, the distribution of V. parahaemolyticus among sea water and various marine products in Inchcon during the period of July 1984 to August 1984 was studied. The following results were obtained: 1. V. parahacmolyticus were isolated from 16(15.4%) of 104 specimens of sea water and various marine products. 8 strains(11.0%) were from fish and marine products 3 (25.0%) from aquarium watar, 3 from chopping board 1 from sea water and 1 from sea water in basin. 2. Among the 14 strains tested, 10 were Kanagawa phenomenon positive and 4 were negative. 3. 16 strains were tested for K antigens and 3 were found to be $K_{17}$, 1 each of $K_{22}, K_{25}, K_{34}$ and $K_{57}$. 7 strains were not agglutinated with any K-type multiserum.