Genotype is correlated with but does not predict virulence of Vibrio vulnificus biotype 1 in subcutaneously inoculated, iron dextran-treated mice.

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Vibrio vulnificus is the leading cause of reported deaths from infections related to consumption of seafood in the United States. Affected predisposed individuals frequently die rapidly from sepsis. Otherwise healthy people can experience severe wound infection, which can lead to sepsis and death. A question is why, with so many people consuming contaminated raw oysters, the incidence of severe V. vulnificus...

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