Epidemiologic Study of Vibrio vulnificus Infections by Using Variable Number Tandem Repeats

Epidemiologic Study of Vibrio vulnificus Infections by Using Variable Number Tandem Repeats

A 3-year environmental and clinical Vibrio vulnificus survey using simple-sequence repeats typing shows that V. vulnificus biotype 3 constitutes ≈21% of the bacterium population in tested aquaculture ponds as opposed to ≈86% of clinical cases. Simple-sequence repeats proved to be a useful epidemiolo...

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Main Authors: Yoav Y. Broza, Yael Danin-Poleg, Larisa Lerner, Lea Valinsky, Meir Broza, Yechezkel Kashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Vibrio vulnificus
bacteria
epidemiology
variable number tandem repeats
VNTR
bacterial typing
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/8/08-0839_article
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Summary:A 3-year environmental and clinical Vibrio vulnificus survey using simple-sequence repeats typing shows that V. vulnificus biotype 3 constitutes ≈21% of the bacterium population in tested aquaculture ponds as opposed to ≈86% of clinical cases. Simple-sequence repeats proved to be a useful epidemiologic tool, providing information on the environmental source of the pathogen.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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