학술논문
Seafood-Associated Outbreak of ctx-Negative Vibrio mimicus Causing Cholera-Like Illness, Florida, USA.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*VIBRIO cholerae
*VIBRIO
*CHOLERA
*CRITICAL care medicine
*PROTEOLYTIC enzymes
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ISSN
1080-6040
Abstract
Vibrio mimicus caused a seafood-associated outbreak in Florida, USA, in which 4 of 6 case-patients were hospitalized; 1 required intensive care for severe diarrhea. Strains were ctx-negative but carried genes for other virulence determinants (hemolysin, proteases, and types I–IV and VI secretion systems). Cholera toxin–negative bacterial strains can cause cholera-like disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]