Comprehensive identification of Vibrio vulnificus genes required for growth in human serum

Vibrio vulnificus can be a highly invasive pathogen capable of spreading from an infection site to the bloodstream, causing sepsis and death. To survive and proliferate in blood, the pathogen requires mechanisms to overcome the innate immune defenses and metabolic limitations of this host niche. We...

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Main Authors: M. Carda-Diéguez, F. X. Silva-Hernández, T. P. Hubbard, M. C. Chao, M. K. Waldor, C. Amaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-12-01
Series:Virulence
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2018.1455464