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Donatella Ottaviani1, Francesca Leoni, Roberto Serra, Laura Serracca, Lucia Decastelli, Elena Rocchegiani, Laura Masini, Cristina Canonico, Giulia Talevi, Antonio Carraturo.
Abstract
We investigated the virulence properties of four Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains causing acute gastroenteritis following consumption of indigenous mussels in Italy. The isolated strains were cytotoxic and adhesive but, surprisingly, lacked tdh, trh, and type three secretion system 2 (T3SS2) genes. We emphasize that nontoxigenic V. parahaemolyticus can induce acute gastroenteritis, highlighting the need for more investigation of the pathogenicity of this microorganism.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23052317 PMCID: PMC3502970 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01993-12
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948