Genomic Variation and Evolution of Vibrio parahaemolyticus ST36 over the Course of a Transcontinental Epidemic Expansion

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is the leading cause of seafood-related infections with illnesses undergoing a geographic expansion. In this process of expansion, the most fundamental change has been the transition from infections caused by local strains to the surge of pandemic clonal types. Pandemic clone...

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Main Authors: Jaime Martinez-Urtaza, Ronny van Aerle, Michel Abanto, Julie Haendiges, Robert A. Myers, Joaquin Trinanes, Craig Baker-Austin, Narjol Gonzalez-Escalona, Mary Ann Moran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017-11-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/8/6/e01425-17