Abstract
Vibrio vulnificus is a seafood-associated pathogen that causes severe wound and intestinal infections. Biotype 3 of V. vulnificus emerged in 1996 as the cause of an Israeli outbreak associated with the handling of infected tilapia. Here, we describe the whole-genome sequence of the ATCC biotype 3 clinical isolate BAA87 (CDC9530-96).
Highlights
Vibrio vulnificus is a seafood-associated pathogen that causes severe wound and intestinal infections
Strains have previously been classified as either biotype 1 (BT1), which is most commonly associated with clinical infections, or biotype 2 (BT2), which causes infections in eels [6,7,8]
Between 1996 and 1999, an outbreak caused by V. vulnificus of the biotype 3 (BT3) lineage resulted in wound infections due to the handling of infected tilapia [9]
Summary
Vibrio vulnificus is a seafood-associated pathogen that causes severe wound and intestinal infections. Vibrio vulnificus is a Gram-negative bacterial pathogen found in coastal waters and causes gastroenteritis, primary septicemia, and necrotizing fasciitis in humans. The mortality rates for primary sepsis and wound infection are 50% and 15%, respectively, and the annual incidence of infections is increasing with climate change [1,2,3,4].
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