Several strains, one disease: experimental investigation of Vibrio aestuarianus infection parameters in the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas

Abstract This study investigated oyster infection dynamics by different strains of Vibrio aestuarianus isolated before and after the apparent re-emergence of this pathogen observed in France in 2011. We conducted experiments to compare minimal infective dose, lethal dose 50 and bacterial shedding fo...

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Main Authors: Marie-Agnès Travers, Delphine Tourbiez, Leïla Parizadeh, Philippe Haffner, Angélique Kozic-Djellouli, Mohamed Aboubaker, Marcel Koken, Lionel Dégremont, Coralie Lupo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13567-017-0438-1