The common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) is an attractive species for aquaculture, however, several challenges inhibit sustainable commercial production. Little is known about the early paralarval stages in the wild, including diet and intestinal microbiota, which likely play a significant role in development and vitality of this important life stage. High throughput sequencing was used to charact...

In a recent publication in this journal, Falklind et al. (2) reported characteristics of DNA sequences encoding glycosyltransferases of Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal. Their investigations were addressed to ascertain the utility or otherwise of glycosyltransferase-specific PCR primers for obtaining a prompt but specific diagnosis. In their laboratories, PCR emerged as a sensitive procedure with cl...

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is an important human pathogen whose transmission is associated with the consumption of contaminated seafood. Consistent multilocus sequence typing for V. parahaemolyticus has shown difficulties in the amplification of the recA gene by PCR associated with a lack of amplification or a larger PCR product than expected. In one strain (090-96, Peru, 1996), the produced PCR p...