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Bioluminescence in a strain of the human pathogenic bacterium Vibrio vulnificus.

Applied and environmental microbiology ·Vol. 52 ·No. 5 ·1986-11-00 ·Pages 1209-11

Oliver JD, Roberts DM, White VK, Dry MA, Simpson LM

Abstract

We report the existence of a bioluminescent strain of the human pathogen Vibrio vulnificus. The isolate was obtained from blood following a fatal wound infection and thus represents the first description of an infection caused by a luminescent bacterium.

MeSH Terms
Aged Humans Luminescence Male Phenotype Plasmids Vibrio/genetics,isolation & purification,metabolism Vibrio Infections/microbiology Wound Infection/microbiology
Authors & Affiliations
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Oliver J D
Roberts D M
White V K
Dry M A
Simpson L M
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Article Info
Journal
Applied and environmental microbiology
Abbr.
Appl Environ Microbiol
ISSN
0099-2240
DOI
10.1128/aem.52.5.1209-1211.1986
Published
1986-11-00
Pages
1209-11
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
7605801
PMCID
PMC239200
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/aem.52.5.1209-1211.1986 PMC Full Text View journal details
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