Colonization of the gut of the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) by Vibrio cholerae.

摘要: Attachment of Vibrio cholerae to the mucosal surface intestine is considered be an important virulence characteristic. cholerae, autochthonous member brackish water and estuarine bacterial communities, also attaches crustacea, a significant factor in multiplication survival V. nature. The ability attach gut wall blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) was examined, attachment observed only hindgut not midgut crabs, confirming requirement for chitin invertebrate zooplankton surfaces. new finding crabs may correlated with epidemiology transmission cholera aquatic environment. model prove useful elucidating mechanism(s) ion transport crustacea. Images