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outbreak of vibrio parahaemolyticus sequence type 120, peru, 2009.

in 2009, an outbreak of vibrio parahaemolyticus occurred in piura, cajamarca, lambayeque, and lima, peru. whole-genome sequencing of clinical and environmental samples from the outbreak revealed a new v. parahaemolyticus clone. all the isolates identified belonged to a single clonal complex described exclusively in asia before its emergence in peru.