Occurrence and significance of pathogenicity and fitness islands in environmental vibrios
Abstract Pathogenicity islands (PAIs) are large genomic regions that contain virulence genes, which aid pathogens in establishing infections. While PAIs in clinical strains (strains isolated from a human infection) are well-studied, less is known about the occurrence of PAIs in strains isolated from...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2018-10-01
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| Series: | AMB Express |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13568-018-0704-2 |