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Impact of mucin, bile salts and cholesterol on the virulence of Vibrio anguillarum towards gnotobiotic sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) larvae.
Veterinary microbiology - 30 Jan 2015
Li Xuan, Bossier Peter, Dierckens Kristof, Laureau Stanislas, Defoirdt Tom
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we investigated the impact of the host factors mucin, bile salts and cholesterol on the virulence of the economically important aquatic pathogen Vibrio anguillarum towards sea bass larvae. Pretreatment of V. anguillarum with either one of the host factors (at 10 mg l(-1)) prior to inoculation into the sea bass rearing water increased virulence of the bacterium, although the effect of cholesterol...
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