{"id":471,"date":"2021-01-25T01:17:59","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T01:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/hooklinescience\/?p=471"},"modified":"2023-07-27T16:09:53","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T20:09:53","slug":"do-bacteria-in-the-water-infect-us-through-shellfish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/hooklinescience\/do-bacteria-in-the-water-infect-us-through-shellfish\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Bacteria in the Water Infect Us through Shellfish?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Oysters and Clams Carry Different Levels of Microbes \u2013 And Some Are Harmful<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Shellfish are filter feeders, meaning they take in water, and from this water, they take in food and nutrients. This means sometimes they also take in water-borne pathogenic bacteria, such as Vibrio vulnificus<\/em> and Vibrio parahaemolyticus<\/em>. When we consume raw clams and oysters, these pathogenic bacteria remain alive and, therefore, can infect us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n