Isolation and Confirmation of Vibrio Species from the Great Bay Estuary of New Hampshire
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- Description
- L. P. Young Student Center, West Dining and Flag Room
- Vibrio species are bacteria found in coastal marine waters that can be harmful to humans. In particular, there are three species that cause health problems in people, Vibrio vulnificus, Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Each of these species causes different medical issues, with V. vulnificus being the most detrimental of these species. The ultimate goal of studying these bacteria is to discover why they have become more prominent in local waters in recent years, by monitoring bacterial levels and environmental parameters that may affect levels. We study these bacteria by isolating them to determine the species and to test isolated strains for potential pathogenicity. Of the 220 isolates collected from the Great Bay Estuary, 35 were V. vulificus. However, none of these tested positive for the pathogenicity gene viu-B. Suggesting that the increased levels of V. vulnificus in Great Bay may not represent a significant human health risk.
- Loren Launen
- Contributor
- Keene State College
- Creator
- Katherine A. Kiley
- Date
- 2016-04-09
- Identifier
- https://www.minneapolis.org/directory/alexander-ramsey-house-museums/21069
- Subject
- Biology
- Type
- Presentation
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- Site pages
- School of Sciences and Social Sciences
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