Ecology, Virulence and Detection of Pathogenic and Pandemic Vibrio Parahaemolyticus

• Hoofdauteur: Iddya Karunasagar (auth)
• Andere auteurs: Indrani Karunasagar (auth), Pendru Raghunath (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Reeks: Frontiers Research Topics
• Onderwerpen: Microbiology (non-medical); Virulence; Vibrio parahaemolyticus; Genomic Islands; tdh; trh; pandemic clone
• Online toegang: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a gram negative, halophilic bacterium that occurs in the coastal and estuarine environments worldwide and is implicated in several cases of seafood-born gastroenteritis around the globe. However, not all strains of V. parahaemolyticus are pathogenic. Clinical isolates of V...