The Polar Flagellar Transcriptional Regulatory Network in <i>Vibrio campbellii</i> Deviates from Canonical <i>Vibrio</i> Species
Blake D. Petersen, Michael S. Liu, Ram Podicheti, Albert Ying-Po Yang, Chelsea A. Simpson, Chris Hemmerich, Douglas B. Rusch, Julia C. van Kessel
Abstract
Vibrio campbellii is a Gram-negative bacterium that is free-living and ubiquitous in marine environments and is an important global pathogen of fish and shellfish. Disruption of the flagellar motor significantly decreases host mortality of V. campbellii , suggesting that motility is a key factor in pathogenesis.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyFlagellumGeneticsVibrioVibrionaceaeVibrio choleraeOperonGeneMicrobiologyBacteriaEscherichia coliVibrio bacteria research studiesAquaculture disease management and microbiotaAquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity