Serology, virulence and molecular characteristics of Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated from seafood in Zhejiang province.

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a leading foodborne pathogen in southeastern China. In this study, 105 strains of V. parahaemolyticus were isolated from fresh seafood in 2013 and 2014. The serotypes, virulence-associated genes and sequence types (STs) of these strains were analyzed. 26 defined serotypes...

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Main Authors: Xiao Chen, Qiaoyun Zhu, Fei Yu, Wen Zhang, Ruonan Wang, Xianfei Ye, Linfeng Jin, Yanchao Liu, Shufei Li, Yu Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6171872?pdf=render