Genomic evidence of adaptive evolution in emergent Vibrio parahaemolyticus ecotypes

Abstract The ubiquitous marine bacterium Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a leading cause of illness associated with seafood consumption. The emergence of two genetically distinct ecotypes (ST3 and ST36) has led to an alarming increase in the size and frequency of disease outbreaks. We conducted a genomic...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey W. Turner, Chris T. Berthiaume, Rhonda Morales, E. Virginia Armbrust, Mark S. Strom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioOne 2016-07-01
Series:Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene
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Online Access:http://elementascience.org/article/info:doi/10.12952/journal.elementa.000117