Epidemiology of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Outbreaks, Southern Chile
Erika Harth
1, Luis Matsuda, Cristina Hernández, Maria L. Rioseco, Jaime Romero, Narjol González-Escalona, Jaime Martínez-Urtaza, and Romilio T. Espejo
Author affiliations: Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile (E. Harth, L. Matsuda, J. Romero, R.T. Espejo); Secretaría Regional Ministerial de Salud, Puerto Montt, Chile (C. Hernández); Hospital Regional de Puerto Montt, Puerto Montt (M.L. Rioseco); Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland, USA (N. González-Escalona); Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (J. Martínez-Urtaza); 1Current affiliation: Helmholtz Centre of Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany.
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Table 2
Properties of Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolates from shellfish from Puerto Montt, Chile, summer 2007*
Isolate |
tlh |
tdh |
trh |
orf8 |
ToxRS/new |
DGREA group |
MLST ST† |
PMA4.7, 5.7, 6.7, 7.7, 8.7,15.7, 16.7, 17.7, 19.7, 20.7, 22.7, 23.7, 24.7, 25.7, 26.7, 27.7, 28.7, 33.7, 37.7, 41.7, 42.7, 43.7, 47.7, 48.7, 49.7 |
+ |
– |
– |
ND |
ND |
34.6 |
ND |
PMA9.7, 10.7, 12.7, 14.7, 18.7, 38.7 |
+ |
– |
– |
ND |
ND |
118 |
10 |
PMA1.7, 2.7, 3.7 |
+ |
– |
– |
ND |
ND |
1.7 |
ND |
PMA11.7, 13.7 |
+ |
– |
– |
ND |
ND |
11.7 |
ND |
PMA21.7 |
+ |
– |
– |
ND |
ND |
21.7 |
ND |
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