Distribution of Virulence Markers among Vibrio vulnificus Isolates of Clinical and Environmental Origin and Regional Characteristics in Japan

• Nana Yokochi,

  Affiliation Department of Applied Biochemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Saga University, Saga, Japan

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• Shigemitsu Tanaka,

  Affiliation Biomaterials and Commodity Chemicals Research Division, Osaka Municipal Technical Research Institute, Osaka, Japan

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• Kouichi Matsumoto,

  Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan

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• Hirotaka Oishi,

  Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan

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• Yukihiro Tashiro,

  Affiliation Institute of Advanced Study, Kyusyu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan

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• Yu Yoshikane,

  Affiliation Tosa Food Business Creator Project Team, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan

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• Mikio Nakashima,

  Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan

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• Kohzo Kanda,

  Affiliation Department of Applied Biochemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Saga University, Saga, Japan

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• Genta Kobayashi

  * E-mail: gentak@cc.saga-u.ac.jp

  Affiliation Department of Applied Biochemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Saga University, Saga, Japan

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