Genome-wide SNP-genotyping array to study the evolution of the human pathogen Vibrio vulnificus biotype 3.

Vibrio vulnificus is an aquatic bacterium and an important human pathogen. Strains of V. vulnificus are classified into three different biotypes. The newly emerged biotype 3 has been found to be clonal and restricted to Israel. In the family Vibrionaceae, horizontal gene transfer is the main mechani...

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Main Authors: Nili Raz, Yael Danin-Poleg, Ryan B Hayman, Yudi Bar-On, Alex Linetsky, Michael Shmoish, Eva Sanjuán, Carmen Amaro, David R Walt, Yechezkel Kashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4272304?pdf=render