TABLE 5.

Classification of the Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains analyzed in this work based on phenotypic and genotypic characteristics and virulence in mice and Galleria mellonella models of infection.

Strains	Source	Classification
		(Virulence and pandemic genes)a	(virulence in mice/larvae)
Cascavel	Clinical	Pathogenic (non-pandemic)	Avirulent
IOC 17381	Clinical	Pathogenic (pandemic)	Intermediate/high
IOC 17384	Clinical	Pathogenic (pandemic)	High
IOC 20173	Environmental	Non-pathogenic	High
IOC 20142	Environmental	Non-pathogenic	High/intermediate
IOC 20128	Environmental	Non-pathogenic	Intermediate
IOC 20138	Environmental	Non-pathogenic	High

^aClassification as proposed by Velazquez-Roman et al. (2012).