A Common Virulence Plasmid in Biotype 2 Vibrio vulnificus and Its Dissemination Aided by a Conjugal Plasmid

Strains of Vibrio vulnificus, a marine bacterial species pathogenic for humans and eels, are divided into three biotypes, and those virulent for eels are classified as biotype 2. All biotype 2 strains possess one or more plasmids, which have been shown to harbor the biotype 2-specific DNA sequences....

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Main Authors: Lee, Chung-Te, Amaro, Carmen, Wu, Keh-Ming, Valiente, Esmeralda, Chang, Yi-Feng, Tsai, Shih-Feng, Chang, Chuan-Hsiung, Hor, Lien-I
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2008
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Molecular Biology of Pathogens
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2258666/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18156267
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JB.01484-07
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