Identification and evaluation as a DNA vaccine candidate of a virulence-associated serine protease from a pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolate

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1241-1248

  Liu, Rui ^a   Chen, Jixiang ^a   Li, Kesheng ^b   Zhang, Xiaohua ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b Textile Research Institute of Gansu Province   (China)

Author keywords

DNA vaccine; Immunity; Serine protease; Turbot; Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Indexed keywords

DANIO RERIO; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SCOPHTHALMIDAE; SCOPHTHALMUS MAXIMUS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 79956019214     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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