First isolation of <i>Vibrio furnissii</i> (emerging Vibrio) from mussels (Mediterranean mussel and bearded mussel) in Turkey

Camkerten I., Avsever M. L., Aksoy A.

ANKARA UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.64, sa.3, ss.205-209, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 64 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Dergi Adı: ANKARA UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.205-209
  • Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Vibrio furnissii is an emerging pathogen that can cause acute gastroenteritis in humans. In this work, 652 bivalve mollusc samples (wedge shell-Donax trunculus, L. 1758, oyster-Ostrea edulis, L. 1758, cockle-Venus verrucosa, L. 1758, clam-Tapes decussatus, L. 1758, bearded mussel-Modiolus barbatus, L. 1758, Mediterranean mussel-Mytilus galloprovincialis L. 1819, striped venus-Chamelea gallina L. 1753) sent to the laboratory from stations in Ayvalik and Balikesir (Northern Aegean Region of Turkey) between 2007-2010 were researched with conventional microbiological methods and six isolates were identified as Vibrio furnisii. Isolates were later confirmed with PCR using primers specific to toxR gene. Isolation rate of V. furnisii from bivalve molluscs per years were 2007 (2%), 2008 (0.43%), 2009 (1.29%), 2010 (0%) and per shell fish species were mediterranean mussel (3.33%), bearded mussel (3.27%), oyster (3.27%), clam (0%), cockle (0%), wedge shell (0%), striped venus (0%). In this work, V. furnissi was isolated from mussels in Turkey for the first time and attention was drawn zoonotic importance of the agent.