title: Filamentous phage associated with recent pandemic strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan. iida@biken.osaka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iida
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tagomori
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nasu
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Naim
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Honda
mesh_terms: D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D014736:Vibrio parahaemolyticus / Q000821:virology*