Vibrio tapetis Displays an Original Type IV Secretion System in Strains Pathogenic for Bivalve Molluscs

Vibrio tapetis Displays an Original Type IV Secretion System in Strains Pathogenic for Bivalve Molluscs

The Brown Ring Disease (BRD) caused high mortality rates since 1986 in the Manila clam Venerupis philippinarum introduced and cultured in Western Europe from the 1970s. The causative agent of BRD is a Gram-Negative bacterium, Vibrio tapetis, which is also pathogenic to fish. Here we report the first...

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Main Authors: Graciela M. Dias, Adeline Bidault, Patrick Le Chevalier, Gwenaëlle Choquet, Clio Der Sarkissian, Ludovic Orlando, Claudine Medigue, Valerie Barbe, Sophie Mangenot, Cristiane C. Thompson, Fabiano L. Thompson, Annick Jacq, Vianney Pichereau, Christine Paillard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Vibrio tapetis
Venerupis philippinarum
comparative genomics
pathogenicity
T4SS
pangenome
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00227/full

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