Implication of the Type IV Secretion System in the Pathogenicity of Vibrio tapetis, the Etiological Agent of Brown Ring Disease Affecting the Manila Clam Ruditapes philippinarum

Implication of the Type IV Secretion System in the Pathogenicity of Vibrio tapetis, the Etiological Agent of Brown Ring Disease Affecting the Manila Clam Ruditapes philippinarum

Vibrio tapetis is a Gram-negative bacterium that causes infections of mollusk bivalves and fish. The Brown Ring Disease (BRD) is an infection caused by V. tapetis that primarily affects the Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum. Recent studies have shown that a type IV secretion system (T4SS) gene clu...

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Main Authors: Alexandra Rahmani, François Delavat, Christophe Lambert, Nelly Le Goic, Eric Dabas, Christine Paillard, Vianney Pichereau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Brown Ring Disease
Vibrio tapetis
Ruditapes philippinarum
hemocytes
type four secretion system
rounding phenotype
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.634427/full

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