List of <i>V</i>. <i>parahaemolyticus</i> strains used in this study.

1) Travel associated, isolated in Germany after return 2) Environmental German strains were from seawater. 3) Strains isolated from German mussel primary productions 4) Strains isolated in Germany from imported seafood AWI: Alfred Wegener Institute, Helgoland, Germany; BfR: Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, Germany; CEFAS: Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Weymouth, United Kingdom; IFH: Institute of Food Hygiene, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany; LAGuS: State Office for Health and Social Affairs, Rostock, Germany; LAVES: Lower Saxony State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety, Cuxhaven, Germany List of V. parahaemolyticus strains used in this study.