Neurotransmitters and Pathogenicity of Vibrio sp. – Is there a Connection!

Vibrio vulnificus is a gram negative, motile human pathogen usually found in the estuarine waters and oysters are natural inhabitants in these waters where the salinity is approximately 3.5%.

Eating raw or undercooked oysters can cause severe gastroenteritis and also generalized septicemia. Necrotizing wound infections are known to occur when the wound is exposed in the estuarine waters harboring this pathogen. Immune compromised persons are more prone to severity of these symptoms.

Many human pathogens respond to stress conditions that may include, e.g. starvation or the unfavorable temperature of the surrounding environment by altering their physiological state.

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