Major antigenic differences in Aeromonas salmonicida isolates correlate with the emergence of a new strain causing furunculosis in Chilean salmon farms
Marcos Mancilla, Adriana Ojeda, Yassef Yuivar, Maritza A. Grandón, Horst Grothusen, Marcela Oyarzún, Alejandro Bisquertt, Juan Antonio Ugalde, Francisco J. Fuentes, Pablo Ibarra, Patricio Bustos
The paper identifies a new strain of Aeromonas salmonicida lacking the vapA gene, which correlates with reduced virulence and lower serological response in Chilean salmon farms.
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology · Feb 28, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology