Characterization of the effects of the mugA and ACCD genes on the growth and virulence of Vibrio anguillarum

• Main Author: Garcia, Todd E
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: DigitalCommons@URI 1999
• Subjects: Microbiology|Aquaculture|Fish production|Molecular biology; Muga; Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/dissertations/AAI9960023

A Vibrio anguillarum mutant (M93SmΩD) unable to grow in salmon gastrointestinal mucus was selected and characterized using transposon mutagenesis. The mutant failed to grow over a 24 h period in NSS supplemented with mucus (NSSM). Whereas V. anguillarum M93Sm was demonstrated to be highly virulent i...