title: Alternative host model to evaluate Aeromonas virulence.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Université de Genève, Centre Médical Universitaire, Département de Physiologie et Métabolisme Cellulaire, 1 rue Michel Servet, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Romain
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Froquet
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cherix
authors.forename: Sarah E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Burr
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Frey
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vilches
authors.forename: Juan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tomas
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cosson
mesh_terms: 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