@article{fdi:010061787, title = {{M}olecular diversity and predictability of {V}ibrio parahaemolyticus along the {G}eorgian coastal zone of the {B}lack {S}ea}, author = {{H}aley, {B}. {J}. and {K}okashvili, {T}. and {T}skshvediani, {A}. and {J}anelidze, {N}. and {M}itaishvili, {N}. and {G}rim, {C}. {J}. and {C}onstantin de {M}agny, {G}uillaume and {C}hen, {A}. {J}. and {T}aviani, {E}. and {E}liashvili, {T}. and {T}ediashvili, {M}. and {W}hitehouse, {C}. {A}. and {C}olwell, {R}. {R}. and {H}uq, {A}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{V}ibrio parahaemolyticus is a leading cause of seafood-related gastroenteritis and is also an autochthonous member of marine and estuarine environments worldwide. {O}ne-hundred seventy strains of {V} parahaemolyticus were isolated from water and plankton samples collected along the {G}eorgian coast of the {B}lack {S}ea during 28 months of sample collection. {A}ll isolated strains were tested for presence of tlh, trh, and tdh. {A} subset of strains were serotyped and tested for additional factors and markers of pandemicity. {T}wenty-six serotypes, five of which are clinically relevant, were identified. {A}lthough all 170 isolates were negative for tdh, trh, and the {K}anagawa {P}henomenon, 7 possessed the {GS}-{PCR} sequence and 27 the 850 bp sequence of {V} parahaemolyticus pandemic strains. {T}he {V} parahaemolyticus population in the {B}lack {S}ea was estimated to be genomically heterogeneous by rep-{PCR} and the serodiversity observed did not correlate with rep-{PCR} genomic diversity. {S}tatistical modeling was used to predict presence of {V} parahaemolyticus as a function of water temperature, with strongest concordance observed for {G}reen {C}ape site samples ({P}ercent of total variance = 70, {P} < 0.001). {R}esults demonstrate a diverse population of {V} parahaemolyticus in the {B}lack {S}ea, some of which carry pandemic markers, with increased water temperature correlated to an increase in abundance of {V} parahaemolyticus.}, keywords = {{V}ibrio parahaemolyticus ; predictive modeling ; {V}ibrionaceae ; {B}lack {S}ea ; aquatic microbiology ; {MER} {NOIRE} ; {GEORGIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{F}rontiers in {M}icrobiology}, volume = {5}, numero = {}, pages = {45 [9 en ligne]}, ISSN = {1664-302{X}}, year = {2014}, DOI = {10.3389/fmicb.2014.00045}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061787}, }