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Analysis Of The Chondroitinase Operon Of Flavobacterium Columnare, Erin L. Sorlien
Analysis Of The Chondroitinase Operon Of Flavobacterium Columnare, Erin L. Sorlien
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Analysis of the chondroitinase operon of Flavobacterium columnare
Erin Sorlien
Major
Cell and Molecular Biology, Chemistry
Advisor
Dr. David R. Nelson
Date
May 2, 2013
Keywords
Flavobacterium columnare, columnaris disease, chondroitin AC lyase, complementation, csl operon
Abstract
Flavobacterium columnare, an opportunistic bacterial pathogen of fish, is the causative agent of columnaris disease (CD). The bacterium is a Gram-negative rod that exhibits gliding motility and avidly forms biofilms. CD affects both wild and cultured freshwater fish, and continues to cause large economic losses to the fish farming industry. According to an investigation conducted by the National Animal Health Monitoring System, CD …