Isolation ofCampylobacter fetusfrom recent cases of human vibriosis

Human vibriosis: indigenous cases in England.

Vibriosis is a veterinary term covering a variety of disease in animals caused by vibrios. Vibrio infection in man conjures up a picture of cholera. Although not widely known, organisms similar to those causing vibriosis in animals also infect man. Cases of human vibriosis have been recorded in Europe and in the United States, but so far not in the British Isles. The condition is little known t...

Vibriosis in Fish

Vibriosis in Shrimp Aquaculture

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector globally and is established itself as high protein resource to fulfill the food demand since the natural resources exhibits over exploitation. But, presently, the biggest problem faced by the aquaculture industry worldwide is diseases caused due to various biological and non-biological agents. Among the groups of microorganisms that cause serious l...

Human islet isolation and allotransplantation in 22 consecutive cases.

This report provides our initial experience in islet isolation and intrahepatic allotransplantation in 21 patients. In group 1, 10 patients underwent combined liver-islet allotransplantation following upper-abdominal exenteration for cancer. In group 2, 4 patients received a combined liver-islet allograft for cirrhosis and diabetes. One patients had plasma C-peptide greater than 3 pM and was th...

Survival ofCampylobacter jejuni in di¡erentgasmixtures

Campylobacter jejuni in fresh chilled chicken meat is known to be a major risk factor for human gastrointestinal disease. In the present study, the survival under chilled conditions of different C. jejuni strains exposed to different gas mixtures usually used for gas packaging of food was examined. Bolton broth and fresh, skinless chicken fillets were inoculated with six and four strains, respe...