Edwardsiella piscicida: A versatile emerging pathogen of fish

Edwardsiella piscicida is an Enterobacteriaceae that is abundant in water and causes food and waterborne infections in fish, animals, and humans. The bacterium causes Edwardsiellosis in farmed fish and can lead to severe economic losses in aquaculture worldwide. E. piscicida is an intracellular path...

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Published in:Virulence 2019-01, Vol.10 (1), p.555-567
Main Authors: Leung, Ka Yin, Wang, Qiyao, Yang, Zhiyun, Siame, Bupe A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Aquaculture
Bacterial Proteins - genetics
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
Edwardsiella - genetics
Edwardsiella - pathogenicity
Edwardsiella piscicida
Enterobacteriaceae Infections - microbiology
Enterobacteriaceae Infections - veterinary
Fish Diseases - microbiology
Fishes - microbiology
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Humans
intracellular and systemic infection
resistome
Review
T3SS/T6SS and effectors
Type III Secretion Systems - genetics
Type VI Secretion Systems - genetics
Virulence
Virulence Factors - genetics
virulence mechanisms
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Summary:Edwardsiella piscicida is an Enterobacteriaceae that is abundant in water and causes food and waterborne infections in fish, animals, and humans. The bacterium causes Edwardsiellosis in farmed fish and can lead to severe economic losses in aquaculture worldwide. E. piscicida is an intracellular pathogen that can also cause systemic infection. Type III and type VI secretion systems are the bacterium's most lethal weapons against host defenses. It also possesses multi-antibiotic resistant genes and is selected and enriched in the environment due to the overuse of antibiotics. Therefore, the bacterium has great potential to contribute to the evolution of the resistome. All these properties have made this bacterium a perfect model to study bacteria virulence mechanisms and the spread of antimicrobial genes in the environment. We summarize recent advance in E. piscicida biology and provide insights into future research in virulence mechanisms, vaccine development and novel therapeutics.
ISSN:2150-5594
2150-5608
DOI:10.1080/21505594.2019.1621648