Comparison of DNA Methylation in Vibrio Vulnificus Cells Grown in Human Serum with Those Grown in Seawater

Authors

James W. Conrad, University of South Florida
Valerie J. Harwood, University of South FloridaFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2019

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00419-19

Abstract

The chromosomal methylation statuses of the highly virulent Vibrio vulnificus strain CMCP6 grown in human serum and in seawater are compared here. Growth in seawater resulted in ∼4 times as much methylation as that in human serum, primarily N⁴-methylcytosines.

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Citation / Publisher Attribution

Microbiology Resource Announcements, v. 8, issue 29, art. e00419-19

Scholar Commons Citation

Conrad, James W. and Harwood, Valerie J., "Comparison of DNA Methylation in Vibrio Vulnificus Cells Grown in Human Serum with Those Grown in Seawater" (2019). Integrative Biology Faculty and Staff Publications. 482.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/bin_facpub/482