Materials and methods
Bacterial isolates
Twenty-nine and twenty-two isolates of Vibrio vulnificus from cockles and shrimps purchased from wet markets and supermarkets in Seri Serdang,Seri Kembangan,Subang Jaya,Seremban,Penang and Kuching were examined. All isolates were grown on Thiosulfate Citrate Bile Salts Agar plates (TCBS) and were characterized by standard biochemical tests