Clonal diversity among recently emerged strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus O3:K6 associated with pandemic spread.

The genomes of the O3:K6 strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus which abruptly emerged in Calcutta, India, in February 1996 and which demonstrated an unusual potential to spread and an enhanced propensity to cause infections were examined by different molecular techniques to determine clonality. No rest... View More