Isolation of urease-positive Vibrio parahaemolyticus from diarrheal patients in Northeast Brazi Vibrio parahaemolyticus urease-positivos de pacientes diarréicos no Nordeste do Brasil

• Published in: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
• Main Authors: Marcelo Magalhães, Vera Magalhães, Maria G. Antas, Seiki Tateno
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1991
• Subjects: Vibrio parahaemolyticus; Vibrio diarrhea; Vibrio urease; Kanagawa phenomenon; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Nordeste
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651991000400004; https://doaj.org/article/e8d684c4b6124c2ba35e173cb469617e

Of 21 human fecal strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, isolated on the Northeast Coast of Brazil, eight (38%) were urease positive. Most of these strains, in contrast to the urease-negative ones, did not produce the hemolysin responsible for the Kanagawa phenomenon. De 21 linhagens de Vibrio parahaemolyticus, isoladas de fezes humanas, na costa Nordeste do Brasil, oito (38%) foram urease positivas. A maioria dessas linhagens, em contraste com as urease-negativas, não produziram a hemolisina responsável pelo fenômeno Kanagawa.