Identification of a DNA methyltransferase gene carried on a pathogenicity island-like element (VPAI) in Vibrio parahaemolyticus and its prevalence among clinical and environmental isolates

Hui-zhen WANG; Minnie M. L. WONG; Desmond O'TOOLE; Mandy M. H. MAK; Shiu Sun Rudolf WU; Richard Y. C. KONG

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Identification of a DNA methyltransferase gene carried on a pathogenicity island-like element (VPAI) in Vibrio parahaemolyticus and its prevalence among clinical and environmental isolates

Hui-zhen WANG
, Minnie M. L. WONG
, Desmond O'TOOLE
, Mandy M. H. MAK
, Shiu Sun Rudolf WU
, Richard Y. C. KONG

Department of Science and Environmental Studies (SES)

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Abstract

In this study we identified a putative virulence-associated DNA methyltransferase (MTase) gene carried on a novel 22.79-kb pathogenicity island-like element (VPAI) in V. parahaemolyticus. The V. parahaemolyticus MTase gene was shown by PCR to be prevalent (>98%) in pandemic thermostable direct hemolysin gene-positive isolates, which suggests that VPAI may confer unique virulence traits to pandemic strains of V. parahaemolyticus. Copyright © 2006 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4455-4460
Journal	Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Volume	72
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02095-05
Publication status	Published - Jun 2006

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WANG, H., WONG, M. M. L., O'TOOLE, D., MAK, M. M. H., WU, S. S. R., & KONG, R. Y. C. (2006). Identification of a DNA methyltransferase gene carried on a pathogenicity island-like element (VPAI) in Vibrio parahaemolyticus and its prevalence among clinical and environmental isolates. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 72(6), 4455-4460. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02095-05

Identification of a DNA methyltransferase gene carried on a pathogenicity island-like element (VPAI) in Vibrio parahaemolyticus and its prevalence among clinical and environmental isolates. / WANG, Hui-zhen; WONG, Minnie M. L.; O'TOOLE, Desmond et al.
In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 72, No. 6, 06.2006, p. 4455-4460.

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