Development and evaluation of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid and sensitive detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays targeting the rpoD and toxR genes were developed to detect Vibrio parahaemolyticus. All 78 tested V. parahaemolyticus strains yielded positive results within 40 min, while negative results were obtained for 69 strains of other organisms even at 60 min. For V. parahaemolyticus ATCC 17802 in pure culture, the detection limits of LAMP assays targeting rpoD and toxR were 3.7 and 450 CFU per test, respectively. Due to the higher sensitivity of rpoD-LAMP, it was further evaluated for the ability to detect V. parahaemolyticus in seafood samples. V. parahaemolyticus populations spiked in short-necked clams were enumerated by the most-probable-number (MPN) method combined with the rpoD-LAMP assay and the MPN method with a culture method using agar medium. The MPN-rpoD-LAMP method had better sensitivity and was more rapid than the conventional method. These results indicate that the MPN-LAMP assay targeting the rpoD gene is a specific, sensitive, and rapid method to enumerate V. parahaemolyticus organisms.     

海产品中溶藻弧菌的分离及多种方法鉴定效果的比较

目的了解北京市市售海产品中溶藻弧菌的污染情况,并对使用不同方法鉴定溶藻弧菌的效果进行比较。方法样品经碱性蛋白胨水增菌后,分别于硫代硫酸盐柠檬酸盐胆盐蔗糖(TCBS)琼脂培养基和科玛嘉弧菌显色培养基上划线培养,实时荧光聚合酶链式反应(PCR)法鉴定可疑菌落。以rpoB基因测序方法为参考,比较了实时荧光PCR和VITEK两种方法的鉴定效果。结果对北京市水产品市场随机采集的116份海产品进行了检测,实时荧光PCR法鉴定出溶藻弧菌阳性样品95份,检出率高达82%。使用科玛嘉弧菌显色培养基的检出率高于TCBS培养基,分别为82%(95/116)和72%(83/116)。经rpoB基因核苷酸序列测定确定95株疑似菌株为溶藻弧菌。采用VITEK 2 COMPACT GN鉴定卡对这95株菌株进行鉴定,31株鉴定为溶藻弧菌,其余未能得到准确的鉴定结果。结论北京市市售海产品中溶藻弧菌检出率高。科玛嘉弧菌显色培养基比TCBS琼脂培养基更适于溶藻弧菌的分离,实时荧光PCR法的鉴定效果优于VITEK法。     

Comparison of a Chromogenic Medium with Thiosulfate-Citrate-Bile Salts-Sucrose Agar for Detecting Vibrio parahaemolyticus

ABSTRACT: The widely used most probable number (MPN) method for detecting Vibrio parahaemolyticus cannot differentiate growth of V. parahaemolyticus from Vibrio vulnificus or Vibrio mimicus on the thiosulfate-citrate-bile salts-sucrose agar (TCBS). Presumptive positive colonies grown onTCBS need to be confirmed with lengthy biochemical tests. This study compared a chromogenic medium, Bio-Chrome Vibrio medium (BCVM), with TCBS for detecting V. parahaemolyticus in seawater, sediment, and oysters using a 3-tube MPN method. Among the 296 samples tested, 136 and 92 samples produced presumptive positive results on TCBS and BCVM, respectively. Biochemical tests and a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay confirmed 74 of 83 samples that were presumptive positive on both TCBS and BVCM as V. parahaemolyticus . Although false-positive results were reported when either medium was used, there were 62 reported for TCBS whereas only 15 were reported for BCVM. The specificities of TCBS and BCVM for V. parahaemolyticus detection were determined to be 77% and 94%, respectively. The accuracies of detecting V. parahaemolyticus were 54% for TCBS and 84% for BCVM. The Bio-Chrome Vibrio medium can be used in the MPN method to reduce the number of biochemical tests needed for V. parahaemolyticus confirmation.     

Levels of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and thermostable direct hemolysin gene-positive organisms in retail seafood determined by the most probable number-polymerase chain reaction (MPN-PCR) method

The incidence and levels of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and thermostable direct hemolysin gene (tdh)-positive organisms in retail seafood were determined. The most probable number-polymerase chain reaction (MPN-PCR) method using a PCR procedure targeting the species-specific thermolabile hemolysin gene (tlh) and tdh was used to determine the levels of V. parahaemolyticus and tdh-positive organisms, respectively. In seafood for raw consumption, V. parahaemolyticus was found in four (13.3%) of 30 fish samples, 11 (55.0%) of 20 crustacean samples, and 29 (96.7%) of 30 mollusc samples. Levels of V. parahaemolyticus were below 10(4) MPN/100 g in all fish and crustacean samples tested. However, they were above 10(4) MPN/100 g in 11 (36.7%) of the 30 mollusc samples. In all seafood for raw consumption, the level of tdh-positive organisms was below the limit of detection (< 30 MPN/100 g). In seafood for cooking, V. parahaemolyticus was found in 15 (75.0%) of 20 fish samples, nine (45.0%) of 20 crustacean sample, and 20 (100%) of 20 mollusc samples. Levels of V. parahaemolyticus were above 10(4) MPN/100 g in only three (15.0%) and one (5.0%) of the 20 fish and 20 crustacean samples, respectively. However, they were above 10(4) MPN/100 g in 18 (90.0%) of the 20 mollusc samples. In seven (35.0%) of the 20 mollusc samples, tdh-positive organisms were found and their levels ranged from 3.6x10 to 1.1 x 103 MPN/100 g. From four of seven tdhpositive samples, tdh-positive V. parahaemolyticus was isolated.     

The international standard ISO/TS 21872-1 to study the occurence of total and pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio cholerae in seafood: ITS improvement by use of a chromogenic medium and PCR

During two surveys conducted in 2008 and 2009, the culture method described in the international standard ISO/TS 21872-1 was applied to the detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio cholerae in 112 living bivalve mollusc samples, with a chromogenic medium used in addition to the TCBS agar, as second selective isolation medium and for enumeration of V. parahaemolyticus and V. cholerae by surface inoculation. A PCR method for detection of these 2 Vibrio species and the hemolysin genes tdh and trh, was applied in parallel. In 2009, the survey was extended to finfish fillets and crustaceans. PCR was also used for species confirmation of characteristic colonies. The identity of the PCR products, specifically targeting V. parahaemolyticus, was checked by sequencing. Occurrence of V. parahaemolyticus and V. cholerae isolates in living bivalve molluscs ranged from 30.4% to 32.6% and from 1.4% to 4.7% respectively. In frozen crustaceans (2009 survey) V. parahaemolyticus and V. cholerae isolates were respectively found in 45% and 10% of the samples. No V. parahaemolyticus or V. cholerae was detected in frozen fish fillets, neither by the ISO method nor by PCR. In 2009, enteropathogenic V. parahaemolyticus (trh+) was isolated from 4 out of 43 oyster samples while the trh gene was present in V. alginolyticus strains and in samples where V. parahaemolyticus was not detected (9 over 112 samples). The ISO method failed to isolate V. parahaemolyticus in 44% to 53% of the living bivalve molluscs where PCR detected the toxR gene specific of V. parahaemolyticus (Vp-toxR). Our results highlighted the need for a revision of the ISO/TS 21872-1 standard, at least, for analysis of living bivalve molluscs, and confirmed the increasing concern of enteropathogenic V. parahaemolyticus in French bivalve molluscs. Enrichment at 41.5°C was questioned and some reliable solutions for the improvement of the ISO/TS 21872-1 method, such as the PCR method for screening of positive samples and confirmation of colonies, were pointed out.     

Evaluation of most-probable-number-PCR method with internal amplification control for the counting of total and pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus in frozen shrimps

The most-probable-number (MPN) method is often time-consuming for the isolation, detection, and quantification of Vibrio parahaemolyticus from natural sources. MPN counting of V. parahaemolyticus bacteria usually involves the isolation of typical V. parahaemolyticus colonies on selective medium, with subsequent confirmation by biochemical identification. In this study, we evaluated the use of a PCR on MPN enrichment cultures (MPN-PCR) for the direct detection of total and pathogenic V. parahaemolyticus cells in frozen shrimp. This reaction targeted the R72H, tdh, and trh sequences. An internal amplification control was added to the samples before R72H amplification. There was an excellent correlation between the results of the two methods for artificially inoculated and natural shrimp samples. Of 36 natural samples, 28 tested positive for the presence of V. parahaemolyticus, with an MPN value of 2 × 10(-1) to 9.2 × 10(1) per g. No pathogenic V. parahaemolyticus cells were detected. The test had a detection limit of one V. parahaemolyticus organism per g and was completed within two working days. These results support the use of the combination of PCR with MPN for the detection of total or potentially pathogenic V. parahaemolyticus cells in frozen shrimp.     

Evaluation of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid and simple detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in naturally contaminated seafood samples

We investigated the efficacy of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for rapid screening of seafood samples naturally contaminated with Vibrio parahaemolyticus. A total of 171 seafood samples enriched in alkaline peptone water (APW) were assessed by LAMP assay and conventional culture methods, which consist of a combination of APW enrichment culture and plating onto CHROMagar Vibrio and TCBS agars. Compared with V. parahaemolyticus isolation using the conventional culture test, LAMP results showed 100% (30/30) and 90.8% (128/141) sensitivity and specificity, respectively. The conventional culture test required more than 3 days to isolate and identify V. parahaemolyticus in the APW enrichment culture. In contrast, the LAMP assay was markedly faster, requiring less than 60 min from the beginning of DNA extraction to final detection of V. parahaemolyticus. In total, the LAMP assay required 17-19 h from the beginning of enrichment culture to final determination. This is the first report of the LAMP assay for rapid screening of seafood samples naturally contaminated by V. parahaemolyticus.     

Development of a quantitative real-time PCR method for estimation of the total number of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in contaminated shellfish and seawater

A real-time PCR method targeting the toxR gene of Vibrio parahaemolyticus was developed to quantify the number of V. parahaemolyticus cells, including those of both the hemolysin-producing and nonproducing strains. The specificity of the primer and probe set was confirmed using 25 strains of V. parahaemolyticus and 30 strains of other microbial species. We determined the threshold cycle number using the real-time PCR and the number of V. parahaemolyticus cells by plate count using serially diluted pure culture and developed a standard curve for quantification. Standard curves for V. parahaemolyticus in seawater and seafood were established using artificially inoculated samples. The threshold cycle number and the number of V. parahaemolyticus cells were correlated with 10(1) to 10(7) CFU/ml in pure culture, seawater, and shellfish homogenate. The real-time PCR method developed in this study was compared with the most-probable-number method in seafood samples that were naturally contaminated. The differences in the number of V. parahaemolyticus cells as determined by the culture method and the PCR method were less than 10-fold.     

Occurrence of Vibrio spp. in fish and shellfish collected from the Swiss market

The genus Vibrio includes gram-negative bacteria that inhabit estuarine ecosystems. V. cholerae, V. parahaemolyticus, and V. vulnificus pose a considerable public health threat as agents of sporadic and epidemic foodborne infections associated with the consumption of raw or undercooked contaminated fish or shellfish. In this study, we analyzed 138 fish and shellfish samples collected from the Swiss market (fish fillets [n = 102], bivalves [n = 34], and squid [n = 2]). Microbiological analysis was done according to International Organization for Standardization method 21872-1/21872-2:2007, using thiosulfate citrate bile sucrose agar and chromID Vibrio agar as selective agar. Presumptive-positive colonies on thiosulfate citrate bile sucrose agar or chromID Vibrio agar were picked and were identified by the API 20E and species-specific PCR systems. V. cholerae isolates were tested further by PCR for the presence of the cholera toxin A subunit gene (ctxA). V. parahaemolyticus isolates were tested by PCR for genes encoding for thermostable direct hemolysin (tdh) and TDH-related hemolysin (trh). V. cholerae was isolated from three samples and V. parahaemolyticus from eight samples. None of these strains harbored species-specific virulence factors. Further, V. alginolyticus was isolated from 40 samples, and V. fluvialis was isolated from 1 sample. Our study provides, for the first time, data for the assessment of exposure to Vibrio spp. in raw fish and bivalves consumed in Switzerland.     

双层平板法对海产食品中副溶血性弧菌定量效果评价

评价了双层平板(DLAP)计数法对海产食品中副溶血性弧菌的定量分析效果。通过在混合菌悬液和鱼、虾、贝等生物体中人为模拟染菌,并进行冷冻受伤减菌处理,采用DLAP计数法对副溶血性弧菌处理前后的菌量变化进行分析,同时采用MPN法、BCVM平板计数法和TCBS平板计数法3种方法作为对照,运用SPSS软件分析4种方法测定结果的显著性差异(P<0.05)。试验结果表明,在理想的控制条件下,4种方法对不同基质条件中副溶血性弧菌的测定结果不存在明显差异;在菌体活力不强或受伤状态下,DLAP计数法对该菌的测定结果与MPN法在同一水平上且缩短了5d的检验周期,其准确性优于BCVM平板计数法和TCBS平板计数法,具有省时、准确的特点,适合广普应用。     

双层平板直接定性定量法检测海产品中副溶血性弧菌

目的:建立一种直接定量定性检测海产品中副溶血性弧菌的方法。方法:参照国标菌落计数方法,筛选具备计数和显示副溶血性弧菌典型菌落颜色功能的培养基,将人工染菌样品分别置于50、4和-18℃温度下并分别进行测试。结果:在NaCl NA双层平板上副溶血性弧菌菌落呈淡紫色,在人工染菌样品实验中与NaCl NA平板计数无显著差异;NaCl NA双层平板直接定量检测4℃冷藏处理和-18℃冷冻的样品中副溶血性弧菌浓度分别是对照组的68.9%和21.7%。结论:NaCl NA双层平板法具备操作简便、检验周期短、结果稳定、灵敏度高等特点,适合应用于-18~50℃温度环境下放置的海产品中副溶血性弧菌直接定性定量检测,能如实反映样品受污染的情况。     

漳州水产养殖环境中副溶血弧菌的流行状况分析

为探究漳州市养殖环境中副溶血弧菌流行状况和基因多态性,无菌采集2019年1～7月份本地区7个养殖场中罗非鱼、石斑鱼和虾的新鲜样品。用硫代硫酸盐柠檬酸盐胆盐蔗糖琼脂培养基（thiosulfate citrate bile salts sucrose agar culture medium, TCBS）对样品的疑似副溶血弧菌进行分离纯化,用聚合酶链式反应（polymerase chain reaction,PCR）扩增tlh基因和16S rDNA基因片段并测序,鉴定疑似菌株。用随机扩增多态性法（random amplified polymorphic DNA, RAPD）对分离株进行分型。实验共采集228份样品,微生物学初筛得到111株疑似菌株,PCR检测并测序鉴定69株为副溶血弧菌,阳性率为30.26%。RAPD技术对分离株分型,得到了较清晰的电泳条带,分析指纹图谱发现69株副溶血弧菌可分为9个主要类型,遗传相似性在83%～100%范围内。养殖场中的水产品一定程度上受到副溶血弧菌的污染,且不同水产品、不同养殖场、不同时间副溶血弧菌的污染程度都不同。     

Seasonal distribution of total and pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Chesapeake Bay oysters and waters

The objectives of this study were to investigate the seasonal distribution of total and pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus in the Chesapeake Bay oysters and waters, and to determine the degree of association between V. parahaemolyticus densities and selected environmental parameters. Oyster and water samples were collected monthly from three sites in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland from November 2004 through October 2005. During collection of samples, water temperature, salinity, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, pH, chlorophyll a, and fecal coliform levels in oysters were also determined. V. parahaemolyticus levels were enumerated by a quantitative direct-plating method followed by DNA colony hybridization; presence/absence was further determined by overnight broth enrichment followed by either standard colony isolation or real-time PCR. The thermolabile hemolysin (tlh) gene and thermostable direct hemolysin (tdh) gene were targeted for detection of total and pathogenic V. parahaemolyticus, respectively, for both direct plating and enrichment. The thermostable related hemolysin (trh) gene, which is a presumptive pathogenicity marker, was targeted only for the enrichment approach. By direct plating, colonies producing tlh signals were detected in 79% of oyster samples at densities ranging from 1.5x10(1) to 6.0x10(2) CFU/g. Pathogenic V. parahaemolyticus (tdh+) was detected in 3% (level was 10 CFU/g) of oyster samples while no V. parahaemolyticus was detected in water samples. By the enrichment approach with standard colony isolation, 67% of oyster and 55% of water samples (n=33) were positive for total V. parahaemolyticus, and all samples were negative for pathogenic V. parahaemolyticus. In contrast, enrichment followed by real-time PCR detected tlh, tdh and trh in 100%, 20% and 40% of oyster and 100%, 13% and 40% of water enrichments collected from June to October 2005, respectively. V. parahaemolyticus densities in oysters varied seasonally and were found to be positively correlated with water temperature, turbidity, and dissolved oxygen.     

DETECTION OF VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS AND VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS IN SHELLFISH SAMPLES USING COLLAGENASE-TARGETED MULTIPLEX-PCR

The increase of Vibrio infections especially associated with the consumption of contaminated seafood and fish underlines the necessity of an efficient monitoring system for Vibrio spp. supported by appropriate detection tools both in food products and in clinical samples. The aim of this study was the evaluation of the reliability of the collagenase‐targeted multiplex‐polymerase chain reaction (m‐PCR) for the detection of Vibrio alginolyticus, Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio parahaemolyticus in shellfish samples enriched in alkaline peptone water (APW). The coupling of a pre‐enrichment phase of the samples with the specificity of the PCR‐based assay was applied successfully to the detection of V. alginolyticus and V. parahaemolyticus, demonstrating that collagenase‐target m‐PCR may be used as a valid molecular target to discriminate the three Vibrio species.     

Populations of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in retail oysters from Florida using two methods

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a naturally occurring estuarine bacterium that is often associated with gastroenteritis in humans following consumption of raw molluscan shellfish. A number of studies have investigated the environmental distribution of V. parahaemolyticus, but little is known about the levels of this organism during distribution of oysters or at the point of consumption. Duplicate samples of shellstock oysters were collected monthly (September 1997 to May 1998) from the same four restaurants and three wholesale seafood markets in the Gainesville, Fla. area and analyzed for total V. parahaemolyticus densities using two methods: a standard MPN method (BAM-MPN) and a new direct plating procedure (direct-VPAP). Both methods employed an alkaline phosphatase-labeled DNA probe (VPAP) targeting the species-specific thermolabile hemolysin (tlh) gene to confirm suspect colonies as V. parahaemolyticus. The highest monthly geometric mean V. parahaemolyticus density was observed in October of 1997 (approximately 3,000/g) with similarly high values during September and November of 1997. From December 1997 to May 1998 mean densities were generally less than 100/g, falling to approximately 10/g in February and March. A strong correlation (r = 0.78) between the direct-VPAP and BAM-MPN methods for determining V. parahaemolyticus densities in market-level oysters was observed. The direct-VPAP method was more rapid and precise while the BAM-MPN was more sensitive and may better recover stressed cells. The utilization of the VPAP probe for identification of V. parahaemolyticus sharply reduced the labor for either method compared to biochemical identification techniques used in earlier V. parahaemolyticus surveys.     

Increased sensitivity in PCR detection of tdh-positive Vibrio parahaemolyticus in seafood with purified template DNA

PCR is an important method for the detection of thermostable direct hemolysin gene (tdh)-positive (pathogenic hemolysin-producing) strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in seafood because tdh-negative (nonpathogenic) V. parahaemolyticus strains often contaminate seafood and interfere with the direct isolation of tdh-positive V. parahaemolyticus. In this study, the use of PCR to detect the tdh gene of V. parahaemolyticus in various seafoods artificially contaminated with tdh-positive V. parahaemolyticus was examined. PCR was inhibited by substances in oysters, squid, mackerel, and yellowtail but not by cod, sea bream, scallop, short-necked clam, and shrimp. To improve detection, DNA was purified by either the silica membrane method, the glass fiber method, or the magnetic separation method, and the purified DNA was used as the PCR primer template. For all samples, the use of the silica membrane method and the glass fiber method increased detection sensitivity. The results of this study demonstrate that the use of properly purified template DNA for PCR markedly increases the effectiveness of the method in detecting pathogenic tdh-positive V. parahaemolyticus in contaminated seafood.     

东南沿海地区零售海产品中创伤弧菌的监测

目的了解我国东南沿海地区零售海产品中创伤弧菌的污染状况。方法采用3%氯化钠碱性蛋白胨水增菌,改良纤维二糖-多粘菌素B-多粘菌素E(mCPC)琼脂和纤维二糖-多粘菌素E(CC)琼脂分离海产品试样中的创伤弧菌,可疑菌落的鉴定采用生化试验或PCR法。采用最可能数(MPN)法和PCR法检测牡蛎试样的创伤弧菌污染水平。结果天然污染海产品试样创伤弧菌的检出率为19.8%(20/101)。牡蛎试样中45%(55/122)创伤弧菌密度低于3MPN/g的最低检出限。牡蛎中创伤弧菌的污染水平存在季节性差异。结论未来应加强对我国海产品中创伤弧菌污染状况的监测,尤其是在温暖的季节。     

福建省带壳牡蛎中副溶血性弧菌的市场调查

为了解零售带壳牡蛎中副溶血性弧菌(VP)的污染情况，2003年4月～2004年3月每月在福建省福州和厦门两地收集带壳牡蛎，样品共252份，分别来自水产品批发市场(11％)、零售市场(50％)和饭店(39％)。采用Vitek鉴定系统和最可能数(MPN)法进行VP的定性和定量分析。结果显示，带壳牡蛎VP几何平均密度为46MPN，100g，46％的试样VP密度低于30MPN/100g的最低检出限，仅厦门2个试样菌量超过104MPIN/100g。两个地区、不同采样点和不同季节之间试样vP平均密度差别均有显性。厦门试样菌量高于福州；批发市场试样菌量最高；春季试样菌量(93MPN/100g)高于其它季节(约为40MPN/100g)。研究结果可以用于估计生食牡蛎人群VP的暴露量。     

Selectivity and specificity of a chromogenic medium for detecting Vibrio parahaemolyticust

The thiosulfate-citrate-bile salts-sucrose agar (TCBS) used in the most-probable-number method for detecting Vibrio parahaemolyticus cannot differentiate growth of V. parahaemolyticus from Vibrio vulnificus or Vibrio mimicus. This study examined the selectivity and specificity of Bio-Chrome Vibrio medium (BCVM), a chromogenic medium that detects V. parahaemolyticus on the basis of the formation of distinct purple colonies on the medium. A panel consisting of 221 strains of bacteria, including 179 Vibrio spp. and 42 non-Vibrio spp., were examined for their ability to grow and produce colored colonies on BCVM. Growth of Salmonella, Shigella, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter cloacae, Yersinia enterocolitica, and Aeromonas was inhibited by both BCVM and TCBS. All 148 strains of V. parahaemolyticus grew on BCVM, and 145 of them produced purple colonies. The remaining 31 Vibrio spp., except one strain of Vibrio fluvialis, were either unable to grow or produced blue-green or white colonies on BCVM. Bio-Chrome Vibrio medium was capable of differentiating V. parahaemolyticus from other species, including V. vulnificus and V. mimicus. Further studies are needed to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of BCVM for detecting V. parahaemolyticus in foods.     

温暖月份零售带壳牡蛎中副溶血性弧菌的定量研究

为了解温暖月份零售带壳牡蛎中副溶血性弧菌 (VP)的污染情况 ,2 0 0 3年 4～ 8月在福建省福州和厦门两地共收集带壳牡蛎 113份 ,样品分别来自水产品批发市场 (18% ) ,零售市场 (4 6 % )和饭店 (36 % )。采用Vitek鉴定系统和最可能数法进行VP的定量分析。结果显示 ,带壳牡蛎中VP密度的几何均数为 6 0MPN 10 0g ,4 1 6 %的样品VP密度低于 30MPN 10 0g的最低检出限 ,仅厦门2个样品菌量超过 2 4 0 0 0MPN 10 0g。两个地区、不同采样点和不同月份之间样品VP密度的几何均数差别均有统计学意义 (P <0 0 1)。厦门样品污染菌量高于福州 ;批发市场样品菌量最高 ;5月份样品菌量最高 ,为 14 9MPN 10 0g ,而 6～ 8月样品菌量约为 4 0MPN 10 0g。零售环节带壳牡蛎VP的检出率较高。未来应加强对生食海产品中VP污染状况的监测。