Characterization and diversity of phages infecting Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida

Abstract Phages infecting Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida, the causative agent of the fish disease furunculosis, have been isolated for decades but very few of them have been characterized. Here, the host range of 12 virulent phages, including three isolated in the present study, was evalua...

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Main Authors: Antony T. Vincent, Valérie E. Paquet, Alex Bernatchez, Denise M. Tremblay, Sylvain Moineau, Steve J. Charette
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07401-7