A single regulatory gene is sufficient to alter V ibrio aestuarianus pathogenicity in oysters

• Published in: Environmental microbiology Vol. 17; no. 11; pp. 4189 - 4199
• Main Authors: Goudenège, David, Travers, Marie Agnès, Lemire, Astrid, Petton, Bruno, Haffner, Philippe, Labreuche, Yannick, Tourbiez, Delphine, Mangenot, Sophie, Calteau, Alexandra, Mazel, Didier, Nicolas, Jean Louis, Jacq, Annick, Le roux, Frédérique
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.11.2015

Summary Oyster diseases caused by pathogenic vibrios pose a major challenge to the sustainability of oyster farming. In F rance, since 2012 a disease affecting specifically adult oysters has been associated with the presence of V ibrio aestuarianus. Here, by combining genome comparison, phylogenetic...