Apparent expansion of virulent <i>Vibrio parahaemolyticus</i> in humans and sea otters.

ABSTRACT: Vibriosis is the most important public health threat from seafood consumption and marine recreation. Pathogenic Vibrio spp. employ virulence factors, including hemolysins and secretion systems, frequently detected in human cases, but virulence data in northern and southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni and E. l. nereis, respectively) are limited despite their potential as marine bioindicators. Genomic epidemiology was used to characterize virulence factors of Vibrio spp. genomes (n = 570), including V. alginolyticus (n = 55), V. diabolicus (n = 52), non-O1/O139 V. cholerae (n = 163), and V. parahaemolyticus (n = 287) collected in North America (2000-2019). Virulence factors of V. parahaemolyt

SUBMITTER: Sebastian PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12758354 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature