MicrobiologybioRxiv
Bacteriophage Resistance Affects Flavobacterium columnare Virulence Partly via Mutations in Genes Related to Gliding Motility and Type IX Secretion System
H. M. Kunttu, A. Runtuvuori-Salmela, K. Sundell…·L.-R. Sundberg
This study shows that phage resistance in Flavobacterium columnare reduces virulence, making phage therapy viable for treating columnaris disease in aquaculture.
DOI 10.1128/aem.00812-21