Isolation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus
An introduction to isolation of the ubiquitous marine bacterium – Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
Month: February 2020
Putting COVID-19 and foodborne disease into perspective.
The current epidemic of SARS-Cov-2 sweeping the world is serious, no doubt about that. However, there are most certainly other (foodborne) diseases that are more serious – let’s put SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 into perspective.
Vibrio parahaemolyticus in the marine environment and seafood.
Vibrio parahaemolyticus is ubiquitous in marine environments and a leading cause of seafood-borne disease worldwide.
Zoonoses and foodborne disease
The current 2019-nCoV Coronavirus global pandemic has highlighted the importance of; animal reservoirs (and intermediate animal hosts) of disease, animal origins of human disease and zoonotic diseases and raises (again) the possibility of potential foodborne Coronavirus transmission.
The rule of microorganisms
Humanity can seemingly do anything and conquer all, yet disease outbreaks, epidemic and pandemics continue to frequently sweep the globe – the rule of microorganisms, outsmarting the smartest species on the planet.
