Insight into the Evolution of Vibrio vulnificus biotype 3's Genome

Insight into the Evolution of Vibrio vulnificus biotype 3's Genome

Vibrio vulnificus is an aquatic bacterium and an important human pathogen. Strains of V.vulnificus are biochemically classified into three biotypes. The newly emerged biotype 3 appears to be rather clonal and geographically restricted to Israel, where it caused an outbreak of wound infections and ba...

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Main Authors: Vera eEfimov, Yael eDanin-Poleg, Nili eRaz, Sharona eElgavish, Alex eLinetsky, Yechezkel eKashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Genome
Vibrio vulnificus
evolution
environment
gene transfer
biotype 3
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00393/full

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