The Apoptogenic Toxin AIP56 Is Secreted by the Type II Secretion System of Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida

AIP56 (apoptosis-inducing protein of 56 kDa) is a key virulence factor of Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida (Phdp), the causative agent of a septicaemia affecting warm water marine fish species. Phdp-associated pathology is triggered by AIP56, a short trip AB toxin with a metalloprotease A do...

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Main Authors: Ana do Vale, Cassilda Pereira, Carlos R. Osorio, Nuno M. S. dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-11-01
Series:Toxins
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/9/11/368