The research conducted by researchers from Universidad Andrés Bello, Universidad Bernardo O’Higgins, and the INCAR Center revealed that Tenacibaculum dicentrarchi, a fish pathogen causing tenacibaculosis and a significant contributor to mortality in farmed salmon, possesses distinct iron acquisition systems that are biologically active.
Tenacibaculosis poses a threat to farmed Atlantic salmon in Norway and Australia aswell, underscoring the significance of understanding how bacteria obtain iron for growth. By uncovering the diverse iron acquisition mechanisms in T. dicentrarchi, this Chilean research team has paved the way for future investigations exploring the link between iron uptake efficiency and the pathogen’s virulence using in vivo experiments.
For more information,please red the fullarticle In vitro phenotypic evidence for the utilization of iron from different sources and siderophores production in the fish pathogen Tenacibaculum dicentrarchi”, published in “Journal of Fish Diseases”.
