1
Return

Two different genotypes of Vibrio parahaemolyticus serotype O10:K4 have been co-circulating in Shanghai since 2020

delete2026-02-01
delete0
PRE
AI
C
Chaonan Wang
W
Wanju Zhang
Q
Qingneng Lin
C
Chen Yong
姜慧 cover
姜慧 (Hui Jiang)
J
Jing Zhou
B
Bowen Li
P
Peixuan Li
Y
Yuan Zhuang
M
Min Chen
H
Hongyou Chen *
DOI:10.1099/mgen.0.001648delete
deleteOriginal
deleteOriginal request for help
deleteShare
deleteSave
Abstract

Abstract

En 中文
In this study, we conducted serotyping, virulence gene detection and whole-genome sequencing on Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains collected from the Shanghai area between 2017 and 2021. A total of 369 genomic sequences of different serotypes were obtained, including 155 serotype O10:K4 strains. It was found that the O10:K4 serotype presents two subtypes (O10:K4 alpha and O10:K4 beta) co-circulated. They were both pandemic strains. Since 2020, the serotype O10:K4 has become the new dominant serotype in the Shanghai area. Among them, the O10:K4 alpha subtype first appeared in the Shanghai area in 2019, while the O10:K4 beta subtype first appeared in 2020. However, the O10:K4 beta subtype has a broader range of prevalence than the O10:K4 alpha subtype. Upon comparison, it was found that both the O10:K4 alpha subtype and the O10:K4 beta subtype carry different unique genetic islands, and the compositions of the O antigen-determining region are also different. The O antigen-determining region has low similarity with the O10 group of V. parahaemolyticus, which is closer to the non-epidemic strain O4:K4. The SNP phylogenetic tree analysis revealed that the O10:K4 alpha subtype has a close genetic relationship with the O10:KUT serotype strains, while the O10:K4 beta subtype has a closer relationship with the O10:K60 serotype strains, which is consistent with the results of core genome multilocus sequence typing analysis using the public database of V. parahaemolyticus genomes. The emergence of these two novel serotypes of V. parahaemolyticus is still in constant flux, so enhancing surveillance for V. parahaemolyticus is crucial for the prevention and control of foodborne illnesses it may cause.
Keywords:
genome
genotype
serogroup
serotyping
Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Journal

Microbial Genomics cover
Microbial Genomics
IF:
4
Papers:
1.4K
Citations:
5.6K

Organization

S
shanghai center for disease control & prevention
Scholars:
1.9K
Papers: 1.2K
Citations: 0
Cited Papers

Cited Papers

Citing Papers

Citing Papers