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Article

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Summer 2024

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Course: LS 803 Contemporary Topics Research

Course Instructor: Dr. Paula McCourt

Department: Medical Laboratory Sciences and Biotechnology Department, Jefferson College of Health Professionals

Abstract

Earth’s oceans, despite their beauty and vast ecosystems, pose numerous threats to marine life and humans living along the coastline. Vibrio species (spp.) is a common species of oceanic bacteria native to coastal and brackish waters. This bacterium is capable of causing various degrees of human disease among different populations. Three clinically significant species of Vibrio include Vibrio vulnificus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, and Vibrio cholera; all three species share virulence factors, but each are capable of causing varying degrees of vibriosis infections. Vibriosis infections include but are not limited to wound infections, necrotizing fasciitis, and gastroenteritis. In particular, Vibrio cholerae serotypes O1/O139 are responsible for a unique form of vibriosis, widely known throughout history as Cholera. This review will provide a historical overview of the species itself, and an examination of modern studies to discuss Vibrio species, its prevalence, and the spectrum of illness.

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