Phenotypic and Molecular Detection of Pathogenic Vibrio Species in Two Different Regions of the Caspian Sea in Mazandaran, Iran

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Background : Vibrio species including V. cholera , V. mimicus , V. parahaemolyticus , and V. vulnificus may cause gastrointestinal diseases after seafood consumption, and wound infections in swimmers and fishermen after exposing to seawater. This study determined the prevalence of the four Vibrio species in Tonkabon and Ramsar recreational beach water (approximately 200 meter far from the place where the river reaches the sea) and estuaria (place where the river reaches the sea) in northern part of Iran from autumn 1391 through autumn 1392.