organism and is classified as biotype 1 and reported in 1988, 1989, 1991, and 1992 indi- biotype 2. The organism grows well in cates that this organism is not a source of common bacteriological agars such as common food-borne infections in the United MacConkey agar and blood agar. The incu- States. In 2002, there were 5 outbreaks, 40 bation time of the illness is from 1 to 7 days. cases, and no deaths reported. The disease involves fever, chills, nausea and The organism is a Gram-negative, curved to a lesser extend vomiting, abdominal pain, rod and is halophilic (salt loving), growing
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