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Aug 2026
Genomic Dissection Reveals Polyphyletic Origins and Recombination-Driven Diversification of O/K Antigen Loci in Foodborne Vibrio parahaemolyticus O4:KUT Strains
The evolutionary mechanisms of the foodborne O4:KUT serotype prevalent in local seafood and clinical samples from Huzhou, China are revealed, and a preliminary gene-signature framework is provided that may inform the future development of molecular serotyping assays.
Peng Zhang, L. Ji, Wei Yan et al.
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