Responses of Mytilus galloprovincialis to challenge with the emerging marine pathogen Vibrio coralliilyticus

Publication date: Available online 6 October 2018Source: Fish & Shellfish ImmunologyAuthor(s): Teresa Balbi, Manon Auguste, Katia Cortese, Michele Montagna, Alessio Borello, Carla Pruzzo, Luigi Vezzulli, Laura CanesiAbstractVibrio coralliilyticus has emerged as a coral pathogen of concern throughout the Indo-Pacific reef. The interest towards understanding its ecology and pathogenic potential has increased since V. coralliilyticus was shown to be strongly virulent also for other species; in particular, it represents a serious threat for bivalve aquaculture, being one of the most important emerging pathogen responsible for oyster larval mortalities worldwide. V. coralliilyticus has a tightly regulated temperature-dependent virulence and it has been related to mass mortalities events of bent...

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