Virulence genes in halophilic Vibrio spp. isolated in common mussels |
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Authors: | Deriu A Sechi L A Molicotti P Spanu M L Zanetti S |
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Affiliation: | Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Sezione di Microbiologia Sperimentale e Clinica, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Italy. |
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Abstract: | Twenty-five Vibrio strains belonging to nine different species, isolated in common mussels, were examined for the presence of different virulence genes: ctxA, tcpA, toxR, toxS, ace, zot and vpi previously found in pathogenic Vibrio cholerae strains. Our results suggest that there is a wide dissemination of Vibrio cholerae virulence genes among the various Vibrio species tested. This finding raises the question of whether a different approach should be taken to study "environmental" Vibrio strains. |
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