Bacteriophage Resistance Affects Flavobacterium columnare Virulence Partly via Mutations in Genes Related to Gliding Motility and Type IX Secretion System
H. M. Kunttu, A. Runtuvuori-Salmela, K. Sundell, T. Wiklund, M. Middelboe, L. Landor, R. Ashrafi, V. Hoikkala, L.-R. Sundberg
This study shows that phage resistance in Flavobacterium columnare reduces virulence, making phage therapy viable for treating columnaris disease in aquaculture.
bioRxiv · Oct 2, 2020Microbiology