ABSTRACT Type II secretion (T2S) is one means by which Gram-negative pathogens
secrete proteins into the extracellular milieu and/or host organisms. Based upon recent …

Bacterial sphingomyelinases and phospholipases are a heterogeneous group of esterases
which are usually surface associated or secreted by a wide variety of Gram-positive and …

Global change has caused a worldwide increase in reports of Vibrio-associated diseases
with ecosystem-wide impacts on humans and marine animals. In Europe, higher prevalence …

Multidrug resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii poses a growing threat to global health.
Research on Acinetobacter pathogenesis has primarily focused on pneumonia and …

Bacterial virulence factors play a major role in infection, which provides devastating effect on
the aquaculture industry. Bacterial toxins are the major virulence factors that influence the …

Photobacterium damselae is a Gram negative bacterium causes photobacteriosis, a
worldwide septicemic disease in aquaculture including sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and …

The marine bacterium Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae (Pdd) is a generalist and
facultative pathogen that causes disease in a wide range of marine animals including fish …

Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae causes vibriosis in a variety of marine animals,
including fish species of importance in aquaculture. It also may cause wound infections in …

The marine bacterium Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae is a pathogen for a
variety of marine animals, as well as for humans, and is nowadays considered an emerging …

Photobacterium damselae comprises two subspecies, P. damselae subsp. damselae and P.
damselae subsp. piscicida, that contrast remarkably despite their taxonomic relationship …