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ArticleBMC microbiology2017

Genetic diversity and virulence potential of clinical and environmental Aeromonas spp. isolates from a diarrhea outbreak.

Lívia Christina Alves da Silva, Tereza Cristina Leal-Balbino, Beatriz Souza Toscano de Melo, Carina Lucena Mendes-Marques, Antonio Mauro Rezende, Alzira Maria Paiva de Almeida, Nilma Cintra Leal

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Article in BMC microbiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Lívia Christina Alves da SilvaInstituto Aggeu Magalhães (IAM/Fiocruz PE), Avenida Professor Moraes Rego, s/n. Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, 50740-465, Brazil.
Tereza Cristina Leal-BalbinoInstituto Aggeu Magalhães (IAM/Fiocruz PE), Avenida Professor Moraes Rego, s/n. Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, 50740-465, Brazil.
Beatriz Souza Toscano de MeloInstituto Aggeu Magalhães (IAM/Fiocruz PE), Avenida Professor Moraes Rego, s/n. Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, 50740-465, Brazil.
Carina Lucena Mendes-MarquesInstituto Aggeu Magalhães (IAM/Fiocruz PE), Avenida Professor Moraes Rego, s/n. Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, 50740-465, Brazil.
Antonio Mauro RezendeInstituto Aggeu Magalhães (IAM/Fiocruz PE), Avenida Professor Moraes Rego, s/n. Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, 50740-465, Brazil.
Alzira Maria Paiva de AlmeidaInstituto Aggeu Magalhães (IAM/Fiocruz PE), Avenida Professor Moraes Rego, s/n. Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, 50740-465, Brazil.
Nilma Cintra LealInstituto Aggeu Magalhães (IAM/Fiocruz PE), Avenida Professor Moraes Rego, s/n. Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, 50740-465, Brazil. nilmacleal@gmail.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAeromonas spp. are gram-negative bacteria that can cause a variety of infections in both humans and animals and play a controversial role in diarrhea outbreaks. Our aim was to identify clinical and environmental Aeromonas isolates associated with a cholera outbreak in a northeast county of Brazil at the species level. We also aimed to determine the genetic structure of the bacterial population and the virulence potential of the Aeromonas isolates. METHODS AND

resultsAnalysis based on concatenated sequences of the 16S rRNA and gyrB genes suggested the classification of the 119 isolates studied into the following species: A. caviae (66.9%), A. veronii (15.3%), A. aquariorum (9.3%), A. trota (3.4%), A. hydrophila (3.4%) and A. jandaei (1.7%). One isolate did not fit any Aeromonas species assessed, which might indicate a new species. The haplotype network based on 16S rRNA gene sequences identified 59 groups among the 119 isolates and 26 reference strains, and it clustered almost all A. caviae isolates into the same group. The analysis of the frequency patterns of seven virulence-associated genes (alt, ast, hlyA, aerA, exu, lip, flaA/B) revealed 29 virulence patterns composed of one to seven genes. All the isolates harbored at least one gene, and three of them harbored all seven virulence genes.

conclusionThe results emphasize the need to improve local water supply and maintain close monitoring of possible bacterial contamination in the drinking water.

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Disease OutbreaksGenetic VariationAeromonasBacterial ProteinsBacterial Typing TechniquesBase SequenceBrazilCluster AnalysisDiarrheaDNA, BacterialDNA GyraseFecesGenes, BacterialGram-Negative Bacterial InfectionsHumansPhylogenyBacterial ProteinsDNA, BacterialDNA GyraseRNA, Ribosomal, 16SAeromonasDiarrheaOutbreaksTaxonomyVirulence

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PMID28821241
PMCPMC5563053

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