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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