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A Nonautochthonous U.S. Strain of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Isolated from Chesapeake Bay Oysters Caused the Outbreak in Maryland in 2010.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jun 2016
Haendiges Julie, Jones Jessica, Myers Robert A, Mitchell Clifford S, Butler Erin, Toro Magaly, Gonzalez-Escalona Narjol
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UNLABELLED: In the summer of 2010, Vibrio parahaemolyticus caused an outbreak in Maryland linked to the consumption of oysters. Strains isolated from both stool and oyster samples were indistinguishable by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). However, the oysters contained other potentially pathogenic V. parahaemolyticus strains exhibiting different PFGE patterns. In order to assess the identity, genetic...
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