Wave succession in the pandemic clone of Vibrio parahaemolyticus driven by gene loss
Chao Yang, Hongling Qiu, Sarah L. Svensson, Chengpei Ni, Song Gao, Zhizhou Jia, Huiqi Wen, Li Xin Xie, Wenxuan Xu, Yujiao Qin, Shuzhu Lin, Jiancheng Wang, Yiquan Zhang, Yinghui Li, Min Jiang, , Daniel Falush
The paper investigates gene loss in Vibrio parahaemolyticus pandemic clones, showing it drives wave succession through environmental and transmission advantages.
Nature Ecology & Evolution · Aug 27, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology