Variability of Properties of <i>Vibrio parahaemolyticus</i> Strains Isolated from Individual Patients

Bhoopong, Phuangthip; Palittapongarnpim, Prasit; Pomwised, Rattanaruji; Kiatkittipong, Arpapak; Kamruzzaman, Muhammad; Nakaguchi, Yoshitsugu; Nishibuchi, Mitsuaki; Ishibashi, Masanori; Vuddhakul, Varaporn

doi:10.1128/jcm.02371-06

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Variability of Properties of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Strains Isolated from Individual Patients

Published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology • Mar 8, 2007

Authors:

Phuangthip Bhoopong

Prasit Palittapongarnpim

Rattanaruji Pomwised

Abstract

Infections by strains belonging to the O3:K6 pandemic clone of Vibrio parahaemolyticus are prevalent in southern Thailand, and serovariants of these strains have also been detected. V. parahaemolyticus strains lacking important virulence genes (tdh and trh) were isolated from 6.5 to 10.9% of clinica...

Subject

Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Virulence

Serotype

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