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ArticleFEMS microbiology letters2019

Biogeography of the fish pathogen Aeromonas salmonicida inferred by vapA genotyping.

Snorre Gulla, Sion Bayliss, Bryndís Björnsdóttir, Inger Dalsgaard, Olga Haenen, Eva Jansson, Una McCarthy, Felix Scholz, Maaike Vercauteren, David Verner-Jeffreys and 3 more

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Article in FEMS microbiology letters, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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13 authors.

Snorre GullaFish Health Research Group, Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway.
Sion BaylissThe Milner Centre for Evolution, Department of Biology & Biotechnology, University of Bath, Bath, England.
Bryndís BjörnsdóttirMatis, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Inger DalsgaardNational Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark.
Olga HaenenNRL for Fish Diseases, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Lelystad, the Netherlands.
Eva JanssonDepartment of Animal Health and Antimicrobial strategies, National Veterinary Institute (SVA), Uppsala, Sweden.
Una McCarthyMarine Scotland Science, Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen, Scotland.
Felix ScholzFishVet Group Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
Maaike VercauterenDepartment of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium.
David Verner-JeffreysCefas, Weymouth Laboratory, Weymouth, England.
Tim WelchNational Center for Cool and Cold Water Aquaculture, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, Kearneysville, West Virginia, USA.
Tom WiklundLaboratory of Aquatic Pathobiology, Environmental and Marine Biology, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland.
Duncan J ColquhounFish Health Research Group, Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A recently described typing system based on sequence variation in the virulence array protein (vapA) gene, encoding the A-layer surface protein array, allows unambiguous subtyping of Aeromonas salmonicida. In the present study, we compile A-layer typing results from a total of 675 A. salmonicida isolates, recovered over a 59-year period from 50 different fish species in 26 countries. Nine novel A-layer types (15-23) are identified, several of which display a strong predilection towards certain fish hosts, including e.g. Cyprinidae and Pleuronectidae species. Moreover, we find indications that anthropogenic transport of live fish may have aided the near global dissemination of two cyprinid-associated A-layer types. Comparison of whole genome phylogeny and A-layer typing for a subset of strains further resulted in compatible tree topologies, indicating the utility of vapA as a phylogenetic as well as an epizootiological marker in A. salmonicida. A Microreact project (microreact.org/project/r1pcOAx9m) has been created, allowing public access to the vapA analyses and relevant metadata. In sum, the results generated provide valuable insights into the global population structure of A. salmonicida, particularly in relation to its piscine host spectrum and the geographic distribution of these hosts.

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Aeromonas salmonicidaAnimalsBacterial ProteinsBacterial Typing TechniquesFish DiseasesGram-Negative Bacterial InfectionsPhylogenyPhylogeographyVirulenceVirulence FactorsBacterial ProteinsVirulence FactorsAeromonas salmonicidaaquaculturebacterial fish pathogengenotypinghost specificityvapA/A-layer

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