Horizontal gene transfer of the pirAB genes responsible for Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease (AHPND) turns a non-Vibrio strain into an AHPND-positive pathogen
S. Muthukrishnan, T. Defoirdt, M. S. Mohamed Din, I. S. Md Yassin, F. Md Yusoff, N. F. Mohd Ikhsan
This study demonstrates that horizontal gene transfer of pirA and pirB genes from AHPND-positive Vibrio parahaemolyticus to a non-Vibrio strain converts it into an AHPND-causing pathogen.
bioRxiv · Dec 20, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology