Article
Distribution of virulence markers among Vibrio vulnificus isolates of clinical and environmental origin and regional characteristics in Japan.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Yokochi Nana, Tanaka Shigemitsu, Matsumoto Kouichi, Oishi Hirotaka, Tashiro Yukihiro, Yoshikane Yu, Nakashima Mikio, Kanda Kohzo, Kobayashi Genta
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Vibrio vulnificus is an opportunistic human pathogen that is widely distributed in estuarine environments and is capable of causing necrotizing fasciitis and sepsis. In Japan, based on epidemiological research, the incidences of V. vulnificus were concentrated in Kyusyu, mainly in coastal areas of the Ariake Sea. To examine the virulence potential, various genotyping methods have recently been...
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