Identification of a DNA Methyltransferase Gene Carried on a Pathogenicity Island-Like Element (VPAI) in Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Its Prevalence among Clinical and Environmental Isolates
American Society for Microbiology, 2006
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In this study we identified a putative virulence-associated DNA methyltransferase (MTase) gene carried on a novel 22.79-kb pathogenicity island-like element (VPAI) in V. parahaemolyticus. The V. parahaemolyticus MTase gene was shown by PCR to be prevalent (>98%) in pandemic thermostable direct hemolysin gene-positive isolates, which suggests that VPAI may confer unique virulence traits to pandemic strains of V. parahaemolyticus.
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Identification of a DNA Methyltransferase Gene Carried on a Pathogenicity Island-Like Element (VPAI) in Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Its Prevalence among Clinical and Environmental Isolates
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Wang, Hui-zhen ; Wong, Minnie M. L. ; O'Toole, Desmond ; Mak, Mandy M. H. ; Wu, Rudolf S. S. ; Kong, Richard Y. C. |
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Veröffentlichung: | American Society for Microbiology, 2006 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
DOI: | 10.1128/AEM.02095-05 |
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