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Variability of properties of Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains isolated from individual patients.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 May 2007
Bhoopong Phuangthip, Palittapongarnpim Prasit, Pomwised Rattanaruji, Kiatkittipong Arpapak, Kamruzzaman Muhammad, Nakaguchi Yoshitsugu, Nishibuchi Mitsuaki, Ishibashi Masanori, Vuddhakul Varaporn
Abstract excerpt
Infections by strains belonging to the O3:K6 pandemic clone of Vibrio parahaemolyticus are prevalent in southern Thailand, and serovariants of these strains have also been detected. V. parahaemolyticus strains lacking important virulence genes (tdh and trh) were isolated from 6.5 to 10.9% of clinical specimens during the period from 2000 to 2003. In order to understand whether changes to the characteristics of V....
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