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American Society for Microbiology, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 12(50), p. 4141-4143, 2012

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01993-12

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Nontoxigenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus Strains Causing Acute Gastroenteritis

Journal article published in 2012 by Donatella Ottaviani ORCID, Francesca Leoni, Roberto Serra, Laura Serracca, Lucia Decastelli, Elena Rocchegiani, Laura Masini, Cristina Canonico, Giulia Talevi, Antonio Carraturo
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Abstract

ABSTRACT We investigated the virulence properties of four Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains causing acute gastroenteritis following consumption of indigenous mussels in Italy. The isolated strains were cytotoxic and adhesive but, surprisingly, lacked tdh , trh , and type three secretion system 2 (T3SS2) genes. We emphasize that nontoxigenic V. parahaemolyticus can induce acute gastroenteritis, highlighting the need for more investigation of the pathogenicity of this microorganism.