title: Persistence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, is a multifactorial process involving pili and flagella but not type III secretion systems or phase variation.
abstract: Vibrio parahaemolyticus can resist oyster depuration, suggesting that it possesses specific factors for persistence. We show that type I pili, type IV pili, and both flagellar systems contribute to V. parahaemolyticus persistence in Pacific oysters whereas type III secretion systems and phase variation do not.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA.
authors.forename: Alisha M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Aagesen
authors.forename: Sureerat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Phuvasate
authors.forename: Yi-Cheng
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Claudia C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Häse
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D058491:Bacterial Load; D058947:Bacterial Secretion Systems; D018441:Biofilms; D049896:Crassostrea / Q000382:microbiology*; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism*; D005407:Flagella / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D017353:Gene Deletion; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D014736:Vibrio parahaemolyticus / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D058947:Bacterial Secretion Systems