Evolution of the capsular Operon of Streptococcus iniae in response to vaccination

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 8219-8226

  Millard, Candice M ^a   Baiano, Justice C F ^a   Chan, Candy ^a   Yuen, Benedict ^a   Aviles, Fabian ^a   Landos, Matt ^b   Chong, Roger S M ^c   Benedict, Suresh ^d   Barnes, Andrew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Future Fisheries Veterinary Services   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^d Berrimah Veterinary Laboratories   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDES; IMMUNE RESPONSE; OPERATIONAL LIFE; PROTECTIVE ANTIGENS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; DIGITAL STORAGE; FISH; VACCINES;

GENES;

BACTERIAL DNA; STREPTOCOCCUS VACCINE;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; FISH; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MUTATION; POLYSACCHARIDE; VACCINATION; VACCINE; VIRULENCE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL CAPSULE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; FISH; FISH DISEASE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FISH DISEASES; FISHES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPERON; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL VACCINES; STREPTOCOCCUS;

AUSTRALIA;

STREPTOCOCCUS INIAE;

EID: 84870802228     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02216-12     Document Type: Article

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