Distribution of type III secretion systems in Vibrio parahaemolyticus from the northern Gulf of Mexico

Abstract

This is the first study to confirm the presence of T3SS2β genes in V. parahaemolyticus strains isolated from the Gulf of Mexico and one of the few that examines the distribution and co-existence of tdh, trh, T3SS1, T3SS2α and T3SS2β in a large collection of environmental strains.