Abstract
Vibrio vulnificus is a heterogeneous species that comprises strains virulent and avirulent for humans and fish, and it is grouped into three biotypes. In this report, we describe a PCR-based methodology that allows both the species identification and discrimination of those isolates that could be considered dangerous to public health. Discrimination is based on the amplification of a variable region located within the gene pilF, which seems to be associated with potential human pathogenicity, regardless of the biotype of the strain.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Bacterial Proteins / genetics*
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Bacteriological Techniques / methods*
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Base Sequence
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DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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Fimbriae Proteins / genetics*
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Fishes
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Humans
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Male
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Mice
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Mice, Inbred BALB C
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
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Polymorphism, Genetic*
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Sequence Alignment
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Vibrio Infections / microbiology
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Vibrio Infections / pathology
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Vibrio vulnificus / classification*
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Vibrio vulnificus / genetics
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Vibrio vulnificus / isolation & purification
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Vibrio vulnificus / pathogenicity
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Virulence
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Virulence Factors / genetics*
Substances
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Bacterial Proteins
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DNA, Bacterial
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Virulence Factors
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Fimbriae Proteins
Associated data
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GENBANK/FJ756476
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GENBANK/FJ756477
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GENBANK/FJ756478
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GENBANK/FJ899607
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GENBANK/FJ899608