Vibrio tapetis, the causative agent of Brown Ring Disease, forms biofilms with spherical components

Vibrio tapetis, the causative agent of Brown Ring Disease, forms biofilms with spherical components

Vibrio tapetis is a marine bacterium causing Brown Ring Disease (BRD) in the Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum. V. tapetis biofilm formation remains unexplored although it might be linked to pathogenicity. Our objectives were to characterize the in vitro biofilm formation of V. tapetis and evaluat...

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Main Authors: Sophie eRodrigues, Christine ePaillard, Gael eLe Pennec, Alain eDufour, Alexis eBazire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Biofilm
Ruditapes philippinarum
temperature effect
Salinity effect
Vibrio tapetis
Brown ring disease
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01384/full

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