Prevalence, Virulence Characterization, AMR Pattern and Genetic Relatedness of Isolates From Retail Seafood of Kerala, India.

, a halophilic bacterium often found in the marine or estuarine environment is a well-known enteropathogen responsible for foodborne outbreaks associated with seafood. The pathogenic strains of are marked by the presence of thermostable direct hemoylsin () and/or TDH related hemolysin () genes. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of potentially pathogenic in selected retail markets of Cochin, Kerala, along the south-western coast of the Indian subcontinent.

Salmonella grows vigorously on seafood and expresses its virulence and stress genes at different temperature exposure.

Background: Seafood is not considered the natural habitat of Salmonella except the river fish, but still, the incidence of Salmonella in seafood is in a steady rise. By extending our understanding of Salmonella growth dynamics and pathogenomics in seafood, we may able to improve seafood safety and offer better strategies to protect the public health. The current study was thus aimed to assess the growth and multiplication of non-typhoidal and typhoidal Salmonella serovars on seafood and further sought to evaluate their virulence and stress genes expression while in contact with seafood at varying temperature exposure.