Unveiling potential virulence determinants in Vibrio isolates from Anadara tuberculosa through whole genome analyses.

ABSTRACT: The genus Vibrio includes pathogenic bacteria able to cause disease in humans and aquatic organisms, leading to disease outbreaks and significant economic losses in the fishery industry. Despite much work on Vibrio in several marine organisms, no specific studies have been conducted on Anadara tuberculosa. This is a commercially important bivalve species, known as "piangua hembra," along Colombia's Pacific coast. Therefore, this study aimed to identify and characterize the genomes of Vibrio isolates obtained from A. tuberculosa. Bacterial isolates were obtained from 14 A. tuberculosa specimens collected from two locations along the Colombian Pacific coast, of which 17 strains were identified as Vibrio: V. parahaemolyticus (n =

SUBMITTER: Restrepo-Benavides M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10846245 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature