| Literature DB >> 16751568 |
Hui-zhen Wang1, Minnie M L Wong, Desmond O'Toole, Mandy M H Mak, Rudolf S S Wu, Richard Y C Kong.
Abstract
In this study we identified a putative virulence-associated DNA methyltransferase (MTase) gene carried on a novel 22.79-kb pathogenicity island-like element (VPAI) in V. parahaemolyticus. The V. parahaemolyticus MTase gene was shown by PCR to be prevalent (>98%) in pandemic thermostable direct hemolysin gene-positive isolates, which suggests that VPAI may confer unique virulence traits to pandemic strains of V. parahaemolyticus.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16751568 PMCID: PMC1489626 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02095-05
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792