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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1985 December; 50(6): 1490-1495
Copyright © 1985, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Temporal Occurrence of Vibrio Species and Aeromonas hydrophila in Estuarine Sediments

Department of Oceanography, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32301

ABSTRACT

Marine sediments were assayed for their concentration of Vibrio spp. and Aeromonas hydrophila over 1 year. A temporal variation was observed in which A. hydrophila, and to a lesser degree V. fluvialis, were found in the winter months, V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus predominated in the spring and summer, with non-O-1 V. cholerae and V. alginolyticus detected in the late summer and fall. These organisms were found in greatest numbers in the top 5 cm of sediment, but were detectable down to 15 cm. Epidemiological data revealed a predominance of non-O-1 V. cholerae infections at the time the organisms were observed to flourish in the sediments.

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