Genome characterization of a novel vibriophage VpKK5 (Siphoviridae) specific to fish pathogenic strain of Vibrio parahaemolyticus

• Main Authors: Tamrin Mohammad Lal, Motohiko Sano, Julian Ransangan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: John Wiley & Sons, Inc 2016
• Subjects: SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/20257/1/Genome%20characterization%20of%20a%20novel%20vibriophage%20VpKK5.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/20257/; https://doi.org/10.1002/jobm.201500611
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Vibrio parahaemolyticus has long been known pathogenic to shrimp but only recently it is also reported pathogenic to tropical cultured marine finfish. Traditionally, bacterial diseases in aquaculture are often treated using synthetic antibiotics but concern due to side effects of these chemicals is...