Molecular epidemiology and genetic variation of pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Peru.

ABSTRACT: Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a foodborne pathogen that has become a public health concern at the global scale. The epidemiological significance of V. parahaemolyticus infections in Latin America received little attention until the winter of 1997 when cases related to the pandemic clone were detected in the region, changing the epidemic dynamics of this pathogen in Peru. With the aim to assess the impact of the arrival of the pandemic clone on local populations of pathogenic V. parahaemolyticus in Peru, we investigated the population genetics and genomic variation in a complete collection of non-pandemic strains recovered from clinical sources in Peru during the pre- and post-emergence periods of the pandemic clone. A total of 56 clinical strains isolated in Peru during the period 1994 to 200

SUBMITTER: Gavilan RG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3656152 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature