Epidemiologic Study of Vibrio vulnificus Infections by Using Variable Number Tandem Repeats
oleh: Yoav Y. Broza, Yael Danin-Poleg, Larisa Lerner, Lea Valinsky, Meir Broza, Yechezkel Kashi
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-08-01 |
Deskripsi
A 3-year environmental and clinical Vibrio vulnificus survey using simple-sequence repeats typing shows that V. vulnificus biotype 3 constitutes ≈21% of the bacterium population in tested aquaculture ponds as opposed to ≈86% of clinical cases. Simple-sequence repeats proved to be a useful epidemiologic tool, providing information on the environmental source of the pathogen.