In vivo and In vitro Pathogenesis of Francisella asiatica in Tilapia Nilotica(Oreochromis niloticus)

Francisella asiatica is a Gram negative, facultative intracellular pathogen that causes fish francisellosis. In this project, homologues to the F. tularensis iglABCD genes were found present in F. asiatica. As few as 23 F. asiatica bacteria injected in the peritoneum were found capable of causing mo...

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Main Author: Soto, Esteban
Other Authors: Baltz, Donald M.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2010
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-06252010-160336/