Molecular analysis of the emergence of pandemic Vibrio parahaemolyticus |
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| Authors: | E Fidelma Boyd Ana Luisa V Cohen Lynn M Naughton David W Ussery Tim T Binnewies O Colin Stine Michelle A Parent |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA;(2) Department of Microbiology, UCC, National University of Ireland-Cork, Ireland;(3) Center for Biological Sequence Analysis, BioCentrum, Technical University of Denmark,, DK-2800 Kgs Lyngby, Denmark;(4) Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA;(5) Department of Medical Technology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA |
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| Abstract: | Background Vibrio parahaemolyticusis abundant in the aquatic environment particularly in warmer waters and is the leading cause of seafood borne gastroenteritis worldwide. Prior to 1995, numerousV. parahaemolyticusserogroups were associated with disease, however, in that year an O3:K6 serogroup emerged in Southeast Asia causing large outbreaks and rapid hospitalizations. This new highly virulent strain is now globally disseminated. |
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