An Edwardsiella tarda mutant lacking UDP-glucose dehydrogenase shows pleiotropic phenotypes, attenuated virulence, and potential as a vaccine candidate

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 160, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 506-512

  Lv, Yuanzhi ^a   Zheng, Junyuan ^a   Yang, Minjun ^a   Wang, Qiyao ^a   Zhang, Yuanxing ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cationic antimicrobial peptide; Edwardsiella tarda; Lipopolysaccharide; Ugd; Virulence

Indexed keywords

LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; POLYMYXIN B; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOFILM; EDWARDSIELLA TARDA; HEMOLYSIS; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLEIOTROPY; SCOPHTHALMUS MAXIMUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; EDWARDSIELLA TARDA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FISH DISEASES; FLATFISHES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLUCOSE 1-DEHYDROGENASE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MUTATION; O ANTIGENS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMYXIN B; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE DEHYDROGENASE; VIRAL VACCINES; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EDWARDSIELLA TARDA; SCOPHTHALMIDAE; SCOPHTHALMUS MAXIMUS;

EID: 84869082886     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.06.006     Document Type: Article

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