Comparative Genomic Analysis of Clinical and Environmental Vibrio Vulnificus Isolates Revealed Biotype 3 Evolutionary Relationships

Comparative Genomic Analysis of Clinical and Environmental Vibrio Vulnificus Isolates Revealed Biotype 3 Evolutionary Relationships

In 1996 a common-source outbreak of severe soft tissue and bloodstream infections erupted among Israeli fish farmers and fish consumers due to changes in fish marketing policies. The causative pathogen was a new strain of Vibrio vulnificus, named biotype 3, which displayed a unique biochemical and g...

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Main Authors: Yael eKotton, Michal eGordon, Vered eChalifa-Caspi, Naiel eBisharat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Vibrio vulnificus
evolution
phylogenetics
accessory genome
core genome
Microbial genome
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00803/full

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