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Epidemic Clones, Oceanic Gene Pools, and Eco-LD in the Free Living Marine Pathogen Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Jun 2015
Cui Yujun, Yang Xianwei, Didelot Xavier, Guo Chenyi, Li Dongfang, Yan Yanfeng, Zhang Yiquan, Yuan Yanting, Yang Huanming, Wang Jian, Wang Jun, Song Yajun, Zhou Dongsheng, Falush Daniel, Yang Ruifu
Abstract excerpt
We investigated global patterns of variation in 157 whole-genome sequences of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a free-living and seafood associated marine bacterium. Pandemic clones, responsible for recent outbreaks of gastroenteritis in humans, have spread globally. However, there are oceanic gene pools, one located in the oceans surrounding Asia and another in the Mexican Gulf. Frequent recombination means that most...
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