Alternative host model to evaluate Aeromonas virulence.
Froquet, Romain;
Cherix, Nathalie;
Burr, Sarah E;
Frey, Joachim;
Vilches, Silvia;
Tomas, Juan M;
Cosson, Pierre;
(2007)
Alternative host model to evaluate Aeromonas virulence.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 73 (17).
pp. 5657-5659.
ISSN 0099-2240
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00908-07
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Bacterial virulence can only be assessed by confronting bacteria with a host. Here, we present a new simple assay to evaluate Aeromonas virulence, making use of Dictyostelium amoebae as an alternative host model. This assay can be modulated to assess virulence of very different Aeromonas species.