Simulation of improper food hygiene practices: A quantitative assessment of Vibrio parahaemolyticus distribution.

Kitchen mishandling practices contribute to a large number of foodborne illnesses. In this study, the transfer and cross-contamination potential of Vibrio parahaemolyticus from bloody clams to ready-to-eat food (lettuce) was assessed. Three scenarios were investigated: 1) direct cross-contamination, the transfer of V.

Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Isolated from Short Mackerels () in Malaysia.

Numerous prevalence studies and outbreaks of infection have been extensively reported in shellfish and crustaceans. Information on the quantitative detection of in finfish species is limited. In this study, short mackerels () obtained from different retail marketplaces were monitored with the presence of total and pathogenic strains of .