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Genetic diversity of the human pathogen Vibrio vulnificus: a new phylogroup.
International journal of food microbiology - 15 Feb 2012
Broza Yoav Y, Raz Nili, Lerner Larisa, Danin-Poleg Yael, Kashi Yechezkel
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The biotype 3 group of the human pathogen Vibrio vulnificus emerged in Israel probably as a result of genome hybridization of two bacterial populations. We performed a genomic and phylogenetic study of V. vulnificus strains isolated from the environmental niche from which this group emerged - fish aquaculture in Israel. The genetic relationships and evolutionary aspects of 188 environmental and clinical isolates...
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