Expression of Vibrio salmonicida virulence genes and immune response parameters in experimentally challenged Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)

The Gram-negative bacterium Vibrio salmonicida is the causative agent of cold-water vibriosis (CV), a hemorrhagic septicemia that primarily affects farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). The mechanisms of disease development, host specificity and adaptation, as well as the immunogenic properties o...

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Main Authors: Ane Mohn Bjelland, Aud Kari eFauske, Anh eNguyen, Ingvild Elise Orlien, Ingrid eØstgaard, Henning eSørum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00401/full