Multiflagellate variants of Vibrio anguillarum.
An ultrastructural examination of six strains of Vibrio anguillarum of varying virulence for eels revealed an apparent correlation between pathogenicity and the possession of more than one flagellum. The relationship between V. anguillarum surface appendages and virulence is discussed.
D000818:Animals; D004524:Eels / Q000382:microbiology; D005407:Flagella / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D014733:Vibrio / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D014774:Virulence