Mutation of a novel virulence-related gene mltD in Vibrio anguillarum enhances lethality in zebra fish

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 144-150

  Xu, Zinan ^a   Wang, Ying ^a   Han, Yin ^a   Chen, Jixiang ^a   Zhang, Xiao Hua ^a  

^a Ocean University of China   (China)

Author keywords

Lethality; MltD; Mutation; Novel virulence related gene; Vibrio anguillarum

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; AMYLASE; CARBENICILLIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FURAZOLIDONE; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; MIDECAMYCIN; MINOCYCLINE; NEOMYCIN; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; PHOSPHOLIPASE; PIPERACILLIN; POLYMYXIN B; RECOMBINANT ENZYME; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HEMOLYSIS; LISTONELLA ANGUILLARUM; MLTD GENE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; ZEBRA FISH;

ANGUILLA; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FISH DISEASES; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; MUTATION; VIBRIO; VIBRIO INFECTIONS; VIRULENCE; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTONELLA ANGUILLARUM; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 79952106304     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2010.08.003     Document Type: Article

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