Volume 15, Number 8—August 2009
Dispatch
Epidemiologic Study of Vibrio vulnificus Infections by Using Variable Number Tandem Repeats
Yoav Y. Broza, Yael Danin-Poleg, Larisa Lerner, Lea Valinsky, Meir Broza, and Yechezkel Kashi
Table 1
Vibrio vulnificus isolates from Israel that were genetically analyzed, 2003–2006*
| Isolate identification | Biotype | Date | Origin/hospital name | IMH no.† |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental | ||||
| VVyb1 | 3 | 2004 | Store: yb1-yb53 Pond: yb54-yb58 | |
| VVyb2–VVyb58, (VVyb38, VVyb45 missing) | 1 | |||
| VVyb63, VVyb66, VVyb67 VVyb71–VVyb73, VVyb83, VVyb86–Vvyb93, VVyb95–Vvyb109, VVyb111–VVyb126 | 3 | 2005 | Store: yb87-yb126, yb158-yb193 Pond: yb62-yb86 | |
| VVyb59–VVyb62, VVyb64,VVyb65, VVyb68–VVyb70, VVyb74–VVyb82, VVyb84, VVyb85, VVyb159, VVyb162–VVyb164, VVyb167–VVyb170, VVyb172–VVyb182, VVyb187, VVyb189–VVyb193 | 1 | |||
| VVyb94, VVyb110, VVyb158, VVyb160, VVyb161, VVyb165, VVyb166, VVyb171, VVyb183–VVyb186, VVyb188 | ND | |||
| VVyb127–Vyb133, VVyb137–VVyb157 | 3 | 2006 | Store: yb127-yb134, yb194-yb206 Pond: yb135-yb157, yb207-yb221 | |
| VVyb134–VVyb136, VVyb195–VVyb208, VVyb210–VVyb216, VVyb218–VVyb221, (VVyb201, VVyb212 missing) | 1 | |||
| VVyb209, VVyb217 | ND | |||
| v232‡ |
3 |
2003 Dec |
Fish |
8/03e |
| Clinical§ | ||||
| v233 | 3 | 2006 May | Rivka Ziv | 1/06 |
| v234 | 3 | 2006 Sep | HaEmek | 2/06 |
| v235 | ND | 2006 Oct | Western Galilee | 3/06 |
| v236 | 3 | 2005 Feb | HaEmek | 1/05 |
| v237 | 3 | 2005 Jun | Western Galilee | 2/05 |
| v238 | 3 | 2005 Jun | Western Galilee | 5/05 |
| v239 | 3 | 2005 Aug | Rambam | 6/05 |
| v240 | 3 | 2005 Oct | Western Galilee | 7/05 |
| v241 | 3 | 2005 Nov | Rambam | 8/05 |
| v242 | 3 | 2005 Nov | Rambam | 9/05 |
| v243 | 3 | 2005 Dec | Carmel | 10/05 |
| v244 | 3 | 2005 Nov | Western Galilee | 11/05 |
| v245 | 3 | 2005 Jun | Carmel | 3/05 |
| v246 | ND† | 2005 Jun | Rambam | 4/05 |
| v247 | 3 | 2004 Jun | HaEmek | 2/04 |
| v248 | 3 | 2004 Jun | HaEmek | 3/04 |
| v249 | 3 | 2004 Jun | HaEmek | 4/04 |
| v250 | 3 | 2004 Jul | Rambam | 5/04 |
| v251 | 3 | 2004 Aug | Western Galilee | 6/04 |
| v252 | 1 | 2004 Aug | Western Galilee | 7/04 |
| v253 | 3 | 2004 Oct | Carmel | 9/04 |
| v254 | 3 | 2003 Dec | Barzilai | 8/03 |
*IMH, Israeli Ministry of Health; ND, not determined.
†All clinical isolates are part of the IMH collection.
‡Previously studied (7).
§All clinical isolates are associated with fish.
