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Published on: November 8, 2016
Emergence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus serotype O10:K4 in Thailand
Kazuhisa Okada1,2, Amonrattana Roobthaisong1, Suthida Muangnoicharoen Hearn3
1Thailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-emerging Infections, Osaka University, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Abstract:
An emerging serotype O10:K4 of Vibrio parahaemolyticus has been predominantly isolated from outbreaks and sporadic cases in China. Herein, we report the first case of infection due to V. parahaemolyticus O10:K4 isolated from a hospitalized patient with acute diarrhea in Thailand. We sequenced the whole genome of the O10:K4 strain and compared it with those of the pandemic O3:K6 strain, O10:K4 strains in China, and other clinical and environmental strains. The results suggested that the O10:K4 strains are not a mere serotype variant diverged from the pandemic O3:K6 strain, confirming that the O10:K4 strain emergence has spread to Southeast Asia.
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