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Genome-wide SNP-genotyping array to study the evolution of the human pathogen Vibrio vulnificus biotype 3.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Raz Nili, Danin-Poleg Yael, Hayman Ryan B, Bar-On Yudi, Linetsky Alex, Shmoish Michael, Sanjuán Eva, Amaro Carmen, Walt David R, Kashi Yechezkel
Abstract excerpt
Vibrio vulnificus is an aquatic bacterium and an important human pathogen. Strains of V. vulnificus are classified into three different biotypes. The newly emerged biotype 3 has been found to be clonal and restricted to Israel. In the family Vibrionaceae, horizontal gene transfer is the main mechanism responsible for the emergence of new pathogen groups. To better understand the evolution of the bacterium, and in...
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