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Does virulence assessment of Vibrio anguillarum using sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) larvae correspond with genotypic and phenotypic characterization?
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Frans Ingeborg, Dierckens Kristof, Crauwels Sam, Van Assche Ado, Leisner Jørgen J, Leisner Jørgen, Larsen Marianne H, Michiels Chris W, Willems Kris A, Lievens Bart, Bossier Peter, Rediers Hans
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Vibriosis is one of the most ubiquitous fish diseases caused by bacteria belonging to the genus Vibrio such as Vibrio (Listonella) anguillarum. Despite a lot of research efforts, the virulence factors and mechanism of V. anguillarum are still insufficiently known, in part because of the lack of standardized virulence assays. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We investigated and compared the virulence of...
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