Four genomic islands that mark post-1995 pandemic <it>Vibrio parahaemolyticus </it>isolates

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Vibrio parahaemolyticus </it>is an aquatic, halophilic, Gram-negative bacterium, first discovered in 1950 in Japan during a food-poisoning outbreak. Infections resulting from consumption of <it>V. parahaemolytic...

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Main Authors: Reen F Jerry, Quirke AnneMarie, Hurley Catherine C, Boyd E Fidelma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-05-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/7/104