Implication of Lateral Genetic Transfer in the Emergence of Aeromonas hydrophila Isolates of Epidemic Outbreaks in Channel Catfish

Mohammad J. Hossain; Geoffrey C. Waldbieser; Dawei Sun; Nancy K. Capps; William B. Hemstreet; Kristen Carlisle; Matt J. Griffin; Lester Khoo; Andrew E. Goodwin; Tad S. Sonstegard; Steven Schroeder; Karl Hayden; Joseph C. Newton; Jeffery S. Terhune; Mark R. Liles

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0080943

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Implication of Lateral Genetic Transfer in the Emergence of Aeromonas hydrophila Isolates of Epidemic Outbreaks in Channel Catfish

Mohammad J. Hossain,

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America
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Geoffrey C. Waldbieser,

Affiliation USDA, Catfish Genetics Research Unit, Stoneville, Mississippi, United States of America
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Dawei Sun,

Affiliation Department of Fisheries & Allied Aquacultures, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America
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Nancy K. Capps,

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America
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William B. Hemstreet,

Affiliation Alabama Fish Farming Center, Greensboro, Alabama, United States of America
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Kristen Carlisle,

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America
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Matt J. Griffin,

Affiliation Mississippi State University, College Veterinary Medicine, Stoneville, Mississippi, United States of America
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Lester Khoo,

Affiliation Mississippi State University, College Veterinary Medicine, Stoneville, Mississippi, United States of America
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Andrew E. Goodwin,

Affiliation Aquaculture & Fisheries Center, The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States of America
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Tad S. Sonstegard,

Affiliation Bovine Functional Genomics Laboratory, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, Maryland, United States of America
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Steven Schroeder,

Affiliation Bovine Functional Genomics Laboratory, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, Maryland, United States of America
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Karl Hayden,

Affiliation Department of Fisheries & Allied Aquacultures, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America
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Joseph C. Newton,

Affiliation Department of Pathobiology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America
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Jeffery S. Terhune,

Affiliation Department of Fisheries & Allied Aquacultures, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America
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Mark R. Liles

* E-mail: lilesma@auburn.edu

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America
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Implication of Lateral Genetic Transfer in the Emergence of Aeromonas hydrophila Isolates of Epidemic Outbreaks in Channel Catfish

Mohammad J. Hossain,
Geoffrey C. Waldbieser,
Dawei Sun,
Nancy K. Capps,
William B. Hemstreet,
Kristen Carlisle,
Matt J. Griffin,
Lester Khoo,
Andrew E. Goodwin,
Tad S. Sonstegard

Published: November 20, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0080943

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