Effect of time and temperature on multiplication of Vibrio vulnificus in postharvest Gulf Coast shellstock oysters

D W Cook
1994 Applied and Environmental Microbiology  
After harvest, shellstock oysters stored under controlled temperatures of 10, 13, and 18°C and at ambient outside air temperature (23 to 34°C) were sampled after 12 and 30 h for Vibrio vulnificus. At 13°C and below, V. vulnificus failed to multiply in the oysters. In oysters held at 18°C for 30 h and under ambient conditions for 12 and 30 h, V. vulnificus numbers were statistically greater (P < 0.05) than those in oysters at harvest. These 1 77 3484 NOTES on May 7, 2020 by guest http://aem.asm.org/ Downloaded from
doi:10.1128/aem.60.9.3483-3484.1994 fatcat:pr55whxcpzetbnobbvfxyc6v2a