Filamentous phage associated with recent pandemic strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
A group of pandemic strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus has recently appeared in Asia and North America. We demonstrate that a filamentous phage is specifically associated with the pandemic V. parahaemolyticus strains. An open reading frame unique to the phage is a useful genetic marker to identify these strains.
Iida
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Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan. iida@biken.osaka-u.ac.jp
Hattori
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Tagomori
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Nasu
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H
Naim
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Honda
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D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D014736:Vibrio parahaemolyticus / Q000821:virology*