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[[File: Vibrio parahaemolyticus 01.jpg | thumb | 180px |'' Vibrio parahaemolyticus '' - electron microscope image]]
===''Vibrio parahaemolyticus ''===
It is a halophilic (needs sodium chloride to grow) invasive microbe and it produces an endotoxin. It occurs in areas of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. The source of the infection is seafood, but the infectious dose is quite high. Watery [[Diarrheal diseases (signpost)|diarrhea]] and convulsive abdominal pain are characteristic.
===''Vibrio vulnificus ''===
It is also found in seawater and can contaminate surface wounds. Infection can occur after eating marine animals contaminated with the microbe in [[cirrhosis |cirrhotic]] patients.
===''Vibrio alginolyticus ''===
May cause [[otitis media]] or inflammation of the ear canal.
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===Used literature===

* DOSTÁL, V, et al. ''Infektologie. ''1. vydání. Praha : Karolinum, 2004. 338 s. s. 171. <nowiki>ISBN 80-246-0749-2</nowiki>.

* LOBOVSKÁ, Alena. ''Infekční nemoci. ''1. vydání. Praha : Karolinum, 2001. 263 s. <nowiki>ISBN 80-246-0116-8</nowiki>.

* BENEŠ, Jiří. ''Infekční lékařství. ''1. vydání. Praha 5 : Galén, 2009. <nowiki>ISBN 978-80-7262-644-1</nowiki>.