Survival of Vibrio vulnificus genotypes in male and female serum, and production of siderophores in human serum and seawater.

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Vibrio vulnificus is an estuarine bacterium responsible for 95% of all seafood-related deaths in the United States. Several studies have demonstrated that V. vulnificus infections are enhanced when host iron availability is increased, such as occurs with chronic liver disease. Because of the gender difference seen in these infections, we examined whether there was a difference in the survival in both male and...

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