Occurrence, Diversity, and Pathogenicity of Halophilic Vibrio spp. and Non-O1 Vibrio cholerae from Estuarine Waters along the Italian Adriatic Coast |
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| Authors: | Elena Barbieri, Loredana Falzano, Carla Fiorentini, Anna Pianetti, Wally Baffone, Alessia Fabbri, Paola Matarrese, Annarita Casiere, Mohammad Katouli, Inger Kü hn, Roland M llby, Francesca Bruscolini, Gianfranco Donelli |
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| Affiliation: | Elena Barbieri, Loredana Falzano, Carla Fiorentini, Anna Pianetti, Wally Baffone, Alessia Fabbri, Paola Matarrese, Annarita Casiere, Mohammad Katouli, Inger Kühn, Roland Möllby, Francesca Bruscolini, and Gianfranco Donelli |
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| Abstract: | The occurrence, diversity, and pathogenicity of Vibrio spp. were investigated in two estuaries along the Italian Adriatic coast. Vibrio alginolyticus was the predominant species, followed by Vibrio parahaemolyticus, non-O1 Vibrio cholerae, and Vibrio vulnificus. By using a biochemical fingerprinting method, all isolates were grouped into nine phenotypes with similarity levels of 75 to 97.5%. The production of toxins capable of causing cytoskeleton-dependent changes was detected in a large number of Vibrio strains. These findings indicate a significant presence of potentially pathogenic Vibrio strains along the Adriatic coast. |
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