Do acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease-causing PirABVP toxins aggravate vibriosis?
ABSTRACTGram-negative marine bacterium Vibrio parahaemolyticus is an important aquatic Balance Bikes 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, a