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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2005, p. 919-922, Vol. 43, No. 2
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.2.919-922.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Ecoepidemiology of Laribacter hongkongensis, a Novel Bacterium Associated with Gastroenteritis

Jade L. L. Teng,1,{dagger} Patrick C. Y. Woo,1,{dagger} Shirley S. L. Ma,1 Thomas H. C. Sit,2 Lip-tet Ng,2 Wai-ting Hui,1 Susanna K. P. Lau,1 and Kwok-yung Yuen1*

Department of Microbiology, University of Hong Kong,1 Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, Hong Kong2

Received 15 July 2004/ Returned for modification 23 August 2004/ Accepted 21 September 2004

In a territory-wide surveillance study, Laribacter hongkongensis was isolated solely from freshwater fish (60% of grass carps, 53% of bighead carps, and 25% of mud carps). Comparing the pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns of fish and patient isolates revealed that most patient isolates were clustered together, suggesting that some clones could be more virulent.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, University Pathology Building, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong. Phone: (852) 28554892. Fax: (852) 28551241. E-mail: hkumicro{at}hkucc.hku.hk.

{dagger} J.L.L.T. and P.C.Y.W. contributed equally to the manuscript.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2005, p. 919-922, Vol. 43, No. 2
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.2.919-922.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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