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Survival of fish-virulent strains ofPhotobacterium damselaesubsp.damselaein seawater under starvation conditions
Alicia E. ToranzoBelén FouzBelén FouzEster Marco‐noalesCarmen Amarosubject
InfectivityGeologic SedimentsVirulencebiologyPhotobacteriumCoccusColony Count MicrobialFishesVirulencePhotobacteriumbiology.organism_classificationMicrobiologyVibrioCulture MediaMicrobiologyCold TemperatureMicePhotobacterium damselaeVibrionaceaeMicroscopy Electron ScanningGeneticsAnimalsSeawaterMolecular BiologyBacteriadescription
The survival of fish-virulent strains of Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae in seawater microcosms, with and without sediment, was investigated. The strains survived as culturable bacteria at 14 and 22 degrees C for at least 1 year, and infectivity for fish was maintained. At 5 degrees C, cells lost culturability on solid media, but this was recovered when the temperature was increased to 22 degrees C. Finally, morphological changes in the bacterium (rod to coccus), and production of vesicles and extracellular material were observed during the time of starvation. The overall results suggest that seawater and sediment can act as reservoirs for these virulent strains.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-12-03 | FEMS Microbiology Letters |