Do acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease-causing PirABVP toxins aggravate vibriosis?
ABSTRACTGram-negative marine bacterium Vibrio parahaemolyticus is an important aquatic pathogen and has been demonstrated to be the causative agent of acute hepatopancreatic necrotic disease (AHPND) in shrimp aquaculture.The AHPND-causing V.parahaemolyticus strains contain a pVA1 plasmid encoding the binary PirAVP and PirBVP toxins, are the primary