Variable Virulence of Biotype 3 <named-content content-type="genus-species">Vibrio vulnificus</named-content> due to MARTX Toxin Effector Domain Composition

Variable Virulence of Biotype 3 <named-content content-type="genus-species">Vibrio vulnificus</named-content> due to MARTX Toxin Effector Domain Composition

ABSTRACT Vibrio vulnificus is an environmental organism that causes septic human infections characterized by high morbidity and mortality. The annual incidence and global distribution of this pathogen are increasing as ocean waters warm. Clinical strains exhibit variations in the primary virulence t...

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Main Authors: Byoung Sik Kim, Hannah E. Gavin, Karla J. F. Satchell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017-08-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
biotype 3
MARTX
Vibrio vulnificus
cytotoxins
mouse
recombination
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphereDirect.00272-17

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphereDirect.00272-17

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