Delaware Inland Bays and Market Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Quality for Consumption

Figure 9

(a) Oysters total aerobic bacterial counts versus total psychrotrophic bacterial counts and ^∗total aerobic bacteria in oysters from the closed canal were significantly higher in late July/early August for both study years. ^∗∗Total psychrotrophic bacterial levels were higher in oysters from open water in late July/early August in 2014. (b) Oysters total aerobic bacterial counts versus total vibrio counts.

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