The Putative Virulence Plasmid pYR4 of the Fish Pathogen <i>Yersinia ruckeri</i> Is Conjugative and Stabilized by a HigBA Toxin–Antitoxin System

The Putative Virulence Plasmid pYR4 of the Fish Pathogen <i>Yersinia ruckeri</i> Is Conjugative and Stabilized by a HigBA Toxin–Antitoxin System

The bacterium <i>Yersinia ruckeri</i> causes enteric redmouth disease in salmonids and hence has substantial economic implications for the farmed fish industry. The Norwegian <i>Y. ruckeri</i> outbreak isolate NVH_3758 carries a relatively uncharacterized plasmid, pYR4, which...

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Main Authors: Fisentzos Floras, Chantell Mawere, Manvir Singh, Victoria Wootton, Luke Hamstead, Gareth McVicker, Jack C. Leo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-08-01
Series:Biology
Subjects:
conjugation
toxin–antitoxin system
virulence plasmid
<i>Yersinia ruckeri</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/13/9/652
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