Genetic characterization of clinical and environmental <i>Vibrio parahaemolyticus</i> from the Northeast USA reveals emerging resident and non-indigenous pathogen lineages

Genetic characterization of clinical and environmental <i>Vibrio parahaemolyticus</i> from the Northeast USA reveals emerging resident and non-indigenous pathogen lineages

Gastric infections caused by the environmentally transmitted pathogen, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, have increased over the last two decades, including in many parts of the United States (US). However, until recently, infections linked to shellfish from the cool northeastern US waters were rare. Cases h...

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Main Authors: Feng eXu, Saba eIlyas, Jeffrey A. Hall, Stephen H. Jones, Vaughn S. Cooper, Cheryl A. Whistler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
population structure
hemolysin
Vibriosis
MLSA
disease ecology
pathogen evolution
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00272/full

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