Global Expansion of Pacific Northwest Vibrio parahaemolyticus Sequence Type 36

Abstract

We report transcontinental expansion of Vibrio parahaemolyticus sequence type 36 into Lima, Peru. From national collections, we identified 7 isolates from 2 different Pacific Northwest complex lineages that surfaced during 2011–2016. Sequence type 36 is likely established in environmental reservoirs. Systematic surveillance enabled detection of these epidemic isolates.

Keywords

• foodborne pathogens
• outbreak
• genomic epidemiology
• Vibrio infections
• bacteria
• ST36