Pathogenicity of Vibrio penaeicida for white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei: A cysteine protease-like exotoxin as a virulence factor

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 201-207

  Aguirre Guzmán, Gabriel ^a,c   Ascencio, Felipe ^a   Saulnier, Denis ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

^b IFREMER   (France)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE TAMAULIPAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cysteine protease; Exotoxin; Litopenaeus vannamei; Pathogenicity; Shrimp; Vibrio penaeicida

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; PATHOGENICITY; SHRIMP CULTURE; VIRULENCE;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LITOPENAEUS VANNAMEI; VIBRIO; VIBRIO PENAEICIDA;

EID: 29244488580     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao067201     Document Type: Article

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