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Precise Region and the Character of the Pathogenicity Island in Clinical Vibrio parahaemolyticus Strains

Laboratory of Genomic Research on Pathogenic Bacteria, International Research Center for Infectious Diseases,¹ Department of Bacterial Infections, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan,² Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Ocean Science and Technology, Kunsan National University, Kunsan, Korea³

Received 10 August 2007/ Accepted 7 December 2007

In this study, we determined the borders of the pathogenicity island in V. parahaemolyticus RIMD2210633 (Vp-PAI). Vp-PAI has features in common with Tn7 and other related elements at both terminal ends. Our findings indicate that the mobile element with a transposase which contains the DDE motif may have been involved in Vp-PAI formation.

Published ahead of print on 21 December 2007.