Presence of a lethal protease in the extracellular products of Vibrio splendidus-Vibrio lentus related strains

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 701-707

  Farto, R ^a   Armada, S P ^a   Montes, M ^a   Perez, M J ^a   Nieto, T P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Extracellular products; Immunoblotting; Lethal protease; Vibrio splendidus V. lentus; Vibrionaceae; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; CASEIN; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE;

AQUACULTURE SYSTEM; BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; ENZYME; FLATFISH; IMMUNOASSAY; ISOLATED POPULATION; VIRULENCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYMOLOGY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FLATFISH; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MORTALITY; PATHOGENICITY; SPAIN; VIBRIO; VIRULENCE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CASEINS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FLATFISHES; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; SPAIN; VIBRIO; VIBRIO INFECTIONS; VIRULENCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

LISTONELLA; LISTONELLA PELAGIA; OCTOPUS; SCOPHTHALMUS MAXIMUS; VIBRIO; VIBRIO LENTUS; VIBRIO SPLENDIDUS; VIBRIONACEAE;

EID: 33751382144     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: 13652761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2006.00746.x     Document Type: Article

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