However, in this study, the presence of tdhþ V. parahaemolyticus
was relatively higher compared to the trhþ strains, regardless of
qualitative or quantitative count which is in agreement with the
findings of DePaola, Nordstrom, Bowers, Wells, and Cook,
where trhþ V. parahaemolyticus are uncommon contaminants in
the Asian environment and most strains isolated from diarrheal
patients were TDH producers