Characterization of new O3:K6 strains and phylogenetically related strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated in Taiwan and other countries

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 572-580

  Wong, H C ^a   Chen, C H ^a   Chung, Y J ^a   Liu, S H ^a   Wang, T K ^b   Lee, C L ^b   Chiou, C S ^b   Nishibuchi, M ^c   Lee, B K ^d  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Lipopolysaccharide; O3:K6; O3:K6 like strain; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Vibrio parahaemolyticus; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL TRAITS; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC DIVERGENCE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; NEW MEMBERS; O3:K6; O3:K6-LIKE STRAIN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; VIRULENCE;

ELECTROPHORESIS;

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

BACTERIUM; PHYLOGENETICS; VIRULENCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; CLONAL VARIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; LAF GENE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SURVIVAL TIME; TAIWAN; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXR GENE; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN; WORLD;

VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 14844331810     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02478.x     Document Type: Article

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