Journal
VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 169, Issue 1-2, Pages 1-7Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.06.025
Keywords
Aeromonas salmonicida; Furunculosis; Type three secretion system; Antibiotic resistance; Genome; Insertion sequences; Virulence; Plasmid
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- NSERC
- Reseau Aquaculture Quebec (RAQ)
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The bacterium Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida is the causative agent of furunculosis, a systemic disease of fish in the salmonid family. Furunculosis is a ubiquitous disease that affects aquaculture operations worldwide and is characterized by high mortality and morbidity. A better understanding of the bacterium is required to find a cure. Thereby, this review centers on A. salmonicida subsp. salmonicida, its major virulence factors, and its genome. The classification and characteristics of A. salmonicida subsp. salmonicida, the virulence factors, such as the A-layer, extracellular molecules, and type three secretion system as well as the characteristics and plasticity of its genome are described. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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