Alternative host model to evaluate Aeromonas virulence.
Bacterial virulence can only be assessed by confronting bacteria with a host. Here, we present a new simple assay to evaluate Aeromonas virulence, making use of Dictyostelium amoebae as an alternative host model. This assay can be modulated to assess virulence of very different Aeromonas species.
Froquet
Romain
R
Université de Genève, Centre Médical Universitaire, Département de Physiologie et Métabolisme Cellulaire, 1 rue Michel Servet, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland.
Cherix
Nathalie
N
Burr
Sarah E
SE
Frey
Joachim
J
Vilches
Silvia
S
Tomas
Juan M
JM
Cosson
Pierre
P
D016980:Aeromonas hydrophila / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D048409:Aeromonas salmonicida / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D000818:Animals; D004023:Dictyostelium / Q000254:growth & development / Q000382:microbiology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006801:Humans; D012703:Serotyping; D013045:Species Specificity; D014774:Virulence