Vibrio vulnificus: From Oyster Colonist to Human Pathogen

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About the Authors

Kelsey E. Phillips

Current address: Goose Island Beer Company, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Karla J. F. Satchell

* E-mail: k-satchell@northwestern.edu

Affiliation Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Vibrio vulnificus
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Virulence factors
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Chitin
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Oysters
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Toxins
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Phylogenetics
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