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Determination of molecular phylogenetics of Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains by multilocus sequence typing.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Apr 2008
González-Escalona Narjol, Martinez-Urtaza Jaime, Romero Jaime, Espejo Romilio T, Jaykus Lee-Ann, DePaola Angelo
Abstract excerpt
Vibrio parahaemolyticus is an important human pathogen whose transmission is associated with the consumption of contaminated seafood. There is a growing public health concern due to the emergence of a pandemic strain causing severe outbreaks worldwide. Many questions remain unanswered regarding the evolution and population structure of V. parahaemolyticus. In this work, we describe a multilocus sequence typing...
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