Role of Alkaline Serine Protease, Asp, in Vibrio alginolyticus Virulence and Regulation of Its Expression by LuxO-LuxR Regulatory System |
Rui, Haopeng
(State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology)
Liu, Qin (State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology) Wang, Qiyao (State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology) Ma, Yue (State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology) Liu, Huan (State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology) Shi, Cunbin (Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science) Zhang, Yuanxing (State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology) |
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