INCIDENCE OF Vibrio parahaemolyticus IN MARINE COASTAL WATERS IN THE CITY OF JOÃO PESSOA PR (BRAZIL)

Abstract

It is related in this paper, tl1e incidence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in 21 samples of marine coastal waters collected in various places of João Pessoa -PB-Brazil. It was detected. parahaeunlyticusin 42,9% of tl1e samples. In 127 isolated colonies, 35,4 were typical and 44,4% of these, were positive for the microrganismo The average contamination (NMP/ml) was 8,6 x 10, excluded the minor results 3,0 x 10, and 14,5% were contaminated with a number superior to 10² organism/ml, representing public health hazard. It was observed some influence in the nwnber of V. parahaemolyticus by the sampling local and period of collection.