title: Type III secretion genes in Aeromonas salmonicida subsp salmonicida are located on a large thermolabile virulence plasmid.
abstract: Type III secretion genes in Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida are located on a large plasmid of approximately 140 kb. Cultivation of this organism at elevated temperatures such as 25 degrees C can, however, result in loss of this plasmid. This is accompanied by a loss of virulence for cultured fish cells.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology. Center for Fish and Wildlife Health, Institute of Animal Pathology, University of Bern, CH-3001 Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Katja
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stuber
authors.forename: Sarah E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Burr
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Braun
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wahli
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Frey
mesh_terms: D000333:Aeromonas / Q000235:genetics* / Q000821:virology*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D010957:Plasmids; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014774:Virulence / Q000235:genetics