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Vibrio
Scientists at Tokyo University report research in vibrio
May 13th, 2008
Fresh data on vibrio are presented in the report 'Multiple-locus variable-number of tandem-repeats analysis distinguishes Vibrio parahaemolyticus pandemic O3:K6 strains.' "A specific serotype of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, O3:K6, has recently been linked to epidemics of gastroenteritis in Southeast Asia, Japan, and North America. These pandemic O3:K6 strains appear to have recently spread across continents from a single origin to reach global coverage, based on profiling of strains by several molecular typing methods," scientists in Japan report. "In this study, variable-number tandem repeats (VNTR)-based fingerprinting was applied to clinical and environmental V....
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-05-13)
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