Vibrio vulnificus: Disease and Pathogenesis

MK Jones, JD Oliver - Infection and immunity, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
Vibrio vulnificus is an opportunistic human pathogen that is highly lethal and is responsible
for the overwhelming majority of reported seafood-related deaths in the United States (30 …

Environmental occurrence and clinical impact of Vibrio vulnificus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus: a European perspective

C Baker‐Austin, L Stockley, R Rangdale… - Environmental …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Vibrio vulnificus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus are ubiquitous Gram‐negative bacterial
pathogens found naturally in marine and estuarine waters, and are a leading cause of …

Construction of a Vibrio splendidus Mutant Lacking the Metalloprotease Gene vsm by Use of a Novel Counterselectable Suicide Vector

F Le Roux, J Binesse, D Saulnier… - Applied and …, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
Vibrio splendidus is a dominant culturable Vibrio in seawater, and strains related to this
species are also associated with mortality in a variety of marine animals. The determinants …

Molecular pathogenesis of Vibrio vulnificus

A Gulig Paul, L Bourdage Keri… - Journal of …, 2005 - koreascience.kr
Vibrio vulnificus is an opportunistic pathogen of humans that has the capability of causing
rare, yet devastating disease. The bacteria are naturally present in estuarine environments …

Regulation of Vibrio vulnificus virulence by the LuxS quorum‐sensing system

SY Kim, SE Lee, YR Kim, CM Kim, PY Ryu… - Molecular …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Vibrio vulnificus is a halophilic estuarine bacterium that causes fatal septicaemia and
necrotizing wound infections. We tested whether V. vulnificus produces signalling molecules …

Phage Therapy of Local and Systemic Disease Caused by Vibrio vulnificus in Iron-Dextran-Treated Mice

KE Cerveny, A DePaola, DH Duckworth… - Infection and …, 2002 - Am Soc Microbiol
Vibrio vulnificus is a gram-negative bacterium that contaminates filter-feeding shellfish such
as oysters. After ingestion of contaminated oysters, predisposed people may experience …

Vibrio vulnificus infection: clinical manifestations, pathogenesis, and antimicrobial therapy.

SR Chiang, YC Chuang - … , immunology, and infection= Wei mian yu …, 2003 - europepmc.org
There has been a dramatic increase in the number of reported cases of infection due to
Vibrio vulnificus in Taiwan. Although the organism has been etiologically implicated in a …

A Vibrio vulnificus Type IV Pilin Contributes to Biofilm Formation, Adherence to Epithelial Cells, and Virulence

RN Paranjpye, MS Strom - Infection and immunity, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
Vibrio vulnificus expresses a multitude of cell-associated and secreted factors that
potentially contribute to pathogenicity, although the specific roles of most of these factors …

A review of extracellular virulence product of Vibrio species important in diseases of cultivated shrimp

G Aguirre‐Guzmán, H Mejia Ruíz… - Aquaculture …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Shrimp aquaculture is an important industry that experiences significant losses from Vibrio
species, especially at the larval and juvenile stages. Proteinaceous virulence factors …

Screening and characterization of the protease CP1 produced by the moderately halophilic bacterium Pseudoalteromonas sp. strain CP76

C Sanchez-Porro, E Mellado, C Bertoldo, G Antranikian… - Extremophiles, 2003 - Springer
A total of 26 proteolytic moderate halophiles were isolated and characterized. Most isolates
were members of the genus Salinivibrio (16 strains), while others were identified as Bacillus …