Several strains, one disease: experimental investigation of Vibrio aestuarianus infection parameters in the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas

Table 1 Strains used in this study

Strain	Isolation/origin	Clade	Virulence	Reference
02/041 GFP	02/041	A	Highly virulent	[21]
02/041	2002, Oyster, Brittany, V. aestuarianus subsp. francensis reference strain	A	Highly virulent	[17]
02/092	2002, Oyster, Brittany, France	B	Highly virulent	[12]
07/115	2007, Oyster, Brittany, France	A	Moderately virulent	[12]
12/016	2012, Oyster, Charente-Maritime, France	A	Highly virulent	[12]
12/063	2012, Oyster, Brittany, France	B	Highly virulent	[12]

Their origin, classification in clades previously described [12], and virulence estimated by intramuscular injection are also specified.
GFP green fluorescent protein.

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