Emergence and clonal expansion of Vibrio aestuarianus lineages pathogenic for oysters in Europe

• Published in: Molecular ecology Vol. 32; no. 11; pp. 2869 - 2883
• Main Authors: Mesnil, Aurélie, Jacquot, Maude, Garcia, Céline, Tourbiez, Delphine, Canier, Lydie, Bidois, Audrey, Dégremont, Lionel, Cheslett, Deborah, Geary, Michelle, Vetri, Alessia, Roque, Ana, Furones, Dolors, Garden, Alison, Orozova, Petya, Arzul, Isabelle, Sicard, Mathieu, Charrière, Guillaume M., Destoumieux‐Garzón, Delphine, Travers, Marie‐Agnès
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2023
• Subjects: adaptation; Animals; Aquaculture; Bacteria; clonal expansion; Crassostrea - genetics; Crassostrea - microbiology; Epidemics; Europe; Food sources; Foodborne pathogens; Genetics; molecular evolution; Mollusks; Oysters; Pathogens; Population genetics; Population structure; Vibrio - genetics; Vibrio aestuarianus; Europe; clonal expansion; adaptation; bacteria; molecular evolution

Crassostrea gigas oysters represent a significant global food source with 4.7 million tons harvested per year. In 2001, the bacterium Vibrio aestuarianus subsp. francensis emerged as a pathogen that causes adult oyster mortality in France and Ireland. Its impact on oyster aquaculture has increased i...