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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1979 March; 37(3): 517-520

Vivo clearance of enteric bacteria from the hemolymph of the hard clam and the American oyster.

ABSTRACT

American oysters, Crassostrea virginica, and hard clams, Mercenaria mercenaria, were experimentally contaminated with Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium, and Shigella flexneri either by intracardial injection or via the natural route of ingestion. Bacterial inactivation in the hemolymph was monitored for 72 h after exposure to these enteric pathogens at 20 and 6 degrees C. At 6 degrees C, both mean bacterial uptake by ingestion and subsequent clearance was singificantly lower that at 20 degrees C. However, substantial bacterial clearance from the hemolymph occurred for both shellfish at each temperature. At 20 degrees C, viable bacteria were no longer detectable after 24 h in hemolymph of either clams or oysters after exposure to contaminated water containing 4 x 10(3) bacteria per ml.

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