Type III secretion genes in Aeromonas salmonicida subsp salmonicida are located on a large thermolabile virulence plasmid.
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.
Stuber
Katja
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Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology. Center for Fish and Wildlife Health, Institute of Animal Pathology, University of Bern, CH-3001 Bern, Switzerland.
Burr
Sarah E
SE
Braun
Martin
M
Wahli
Thomas
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Frey
Joachim
J
D000333:Aeromonas / Q000235:genetics* / Q000821:virology*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D010957:Plasmids; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014774:Virulence / Q000235:genetics