Outbreak of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Sequence Type 120, Peru, 2009

In 2009, an outbreak of Vibrio parahaemolyticus occurred in Piura, Cajamarca, Lambayeque, and Lima, Peru. Whole-genome sequencing of clinical and environmental samples from the outbreak revealed a new V. parahaemolyticus clone. All the isolates identified belonged to a single clonal complex describe...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2016-07, Vol.22 (7), p.1235-1237
Hauptverfasser:	Gonzalez-Escalona, Narjol, Gavilan, Ronnie G, Toro, Magaly, Zamudio, Maria L, Martinez-Urtaza, Jaime
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Epidemiology Genome, Bacterial Health aspects Humans Infection Molecular Epidemiology - methods Multilocus Sequence Typing next generation sequencing Outbreak of Peru Peru - epidemiology sequence type Sequence Type 120, Peru, 2009 Software Vibrio Infections - epidemiology Vibrio Infections - microbiology Vibrio parahaemolyticus Vibrio parahaemolyticus - classification Vibrio parahaemolyticus - genetics whole genome MLST
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Zusammenfassung:	In 2009, an outbreak of Vibrio parahaemolyticus occurred in Piura, Cajamarca, Lambayeque, and Lima, Peru. Whole-genome sequencing of clinical and environmental samples from the outbreak revealed a new V. parahaemolyticus clone. All the isolates identified belonged to a single clonal complex described exclusively in Asia before its emergence in Peru.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2207.151896