Rapid detection and enumeration of pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus in raw vegetables from retail outlets

• Main Authors: Robin, Tunung, Mohamad Ghazali, Farinazleen, Mohd Adzahan, Noranizan, Kantilal, Haresh Kumar, Bilung, Lesley Maurice, Nakaguchi, Yoshitsugu, Nishibuchi, Mitsuaki, Radu, Son
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2011
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16428/1/16428.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16428/; http://ifrj.upm.edu.my/18%20(01)%202011/(7)%20IFRJ-2010-090%20Tunung%5B1%5D.pdf

This study aims to determine the frequency and density of potentially pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus, defned as those possessing thermostable-direct hemolysin (tdh) and/or tdh-related hemolysin (trh) genes, in raw salad vegetables at retail level in Selangor, Malaysia. A combination of Most Pr...