Virulent properties and genomic diversity of Vibrio vulnificus isolated from environment, human, diseased fish.

ABSTRACT: The incidence of Vibrio vulnificus infections, with high mortality rates in humans and aquatic animals, has escalated, highlighting a significant public health challenge. Currently, reliable markers to identify strains with high virulence potential are lacking, and the understanding of evolutionary drivers behind the emergence of pathogenic strains is limited. In this study, we analyzed the distribution of virulent genotypes and phenotypes to discern the infectious potential of V. vulnificus strains isolated from three distinct sources. Most isolates, traditionally classified as biotype 1, possessed the virulence-correlated gene-C type. Environmental isolates predominantly exhibited YJ-like alleles, while clinical and diseased fish isolates were significantly associated with

SUBMITTER: Naknaen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11218479 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature