Figure 2.

Lethality rate of fish totaled from two independent trials of Vibrio vulnificus strains. Clinically or independently isolated strains (a) include ATCC‐27562^T, ATCC‐BAA‐86, ATCC 33817, and JY1701. All other strains are environmentally isolated for this study (b). Controls for the experiment included fish injected with PBS buffer and an avirulent Vibrio species, Vibrio pacinii. Black bars indicate vcgC‐positive strains. Light gray bars indicate vgcE‐positive strains. Dark gray bars indicate strains positive for both vcgC and vcgE.