Characterization of two host-specific genes, mannose-sensitive hemagglutinin (mshA) and uridyl phosphate dehydrogenase (UDPDH) that are involved in the Vibrio fischeri-Euprymna tasmanica mutualism.

Abstract excerpt

While much has been known about the mutualistic associations between the sepiolid squid Euprymna tasmanica and the luminescent bacterium, Vibrio fischeri, less is known about the connectivity between the microscopic and molecular basis of initial attachment and persistence in the light organ. Here, we examine the possible effects of two symbiotic genes on specificity and biofilm formation of V. fischeri in squid...

Topics

• Aliivibrio fischeri
• Animals
• Bacterial Proteins
• Decapodiformes
• Hemagglutinins
• Host Specificity
• Mannose-Binding Lectin
• Mutation
• Symbiosis
• Uridine Diphosphate Glucose Dehydrogenase