title: "Candidatus Hepatobacter penaei," an intracellular pathogenic enteric bacterium in the hepatopancreas of the marine shrimp Penaeus vannamei (Crustacea: Decapoda).
abstract: The bacteria that cause necrotizing hepatopancreatitis in Penaeus vannamei adversely affect penaeid shrimp cultured in the western hemisphere. 16S rRNA and gyrase B gene analyses determined the taxonomic position of these bacteria. The name "Candidatus Hepatobacter penaei" is proposed for these pathogenic bacteria, which are members of the Rickettsiales order.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Science and Microbiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA. lmn@email.arizona.edu
authors.forename: Linda M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Nunan
authors.forename: Carlos R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Pantoja
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gomez-Jimenez
authors.forename: Donald V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Lightner
mesh_terms: D020561:Alphaproteobacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D027081:DNA Gyrase / Q000235:genetics; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D043143:Hepatopancreas / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D033561:Penaeidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D027081:DNA Gyrase