Assorted ribotypes of Vibrio vulnificus human and environmental isolates

Jpn J Infect Dis. 2010 Mar;63(2):116-8.

Abstract

We subtyped 117 Vibrio vulnificus isolates from 85 V. vulnificus sepsis patients and 32 environmental samples by performing automated ribotyping for the purpose of molecular epidemiological study. Although there was one indistinguishable ribotype among the four human isolates and one environmental isolate, taken as a whole, the ribotypes were highly diverse regardless of sample sources. We report here for the first time the assorted ribotypes of V. vulnificus human and environmental isolates in Korea.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cluster Analysis
  • Environmental Microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Korea / epidemiology
  • Molecular Epidemiology
  • Ribotyping*
  • Vibrio Infections / epidemiology*
  • Vibrio Infections / microbiology*
  • Vibrio vulnificus / classification*
  • Vibrio vulnificus / genetics*
  • Vibrio vulnificus / isolation & purification