A pandemic Vibrio parahaemolyticus O3:K6 clone causing most associated diarrhea cases in the Pacific Northwest coast of Mexico

A pandemic Vibrio parahaemolyticus O3:K6 clone causing most associated diarrhea cases in the Pacific Northwest coast of Mexico

Between September and October of 2004, more than 1230 cases of gastroenteritis due to pandemic O3:K6 strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus (V. parahaemolyticus) were reported in the relatively small geographical area of Southern Sinaloa, a state located in Northwest Mexico. Since then, V. parahaemolyti...

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Main Authors: Lucio De Jesus Hernández-Díaz, Nidia eLeón-Sicairos, Jorge eVelazquez-Roman, Hector eFlores-Villaseñor, Marlene eGuadron-Llanos, Jesus J. eMartinez-Garcia, Jorge E. eVidal, Adrian eCanizalez-Roman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Biosurveillance
Public Health
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Isolation
Serologic
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00221/full

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