Multilocus Sequence Typing and Virulence Potential of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Strains Isolated from Aquatic Bird Feces

• Main Authors: Chonchanok Muangnapoh, Eakapong Tamboon, Neunghatai Supha, Jirachaya Toyting, Atchara Chitrak, Nakarin Kitkumthorn, Peeraya Ekchariyawat, Tetsuya Iida, Orasa Suthienkul
• Other Authors: Mahidol University, Faculty of Dentistry
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Environmental Science; Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/73273
• Institution: Mahidol University

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a Gram-negative, foodborne pathogenic bacterium that causes human gastroenteritis. This organism is ubiquitously present in the marine environment. Detection of V. parahaemolyticus in aquatic birds has been previously reported; however, the characterization of isolates of...