Behavior of an Aeromonas hydrophila aroA live vaccine in water microcosms.

Genetically modified auxotrophic mutants of different fish pathogens have been used as live vaccines in laboratory experiments, but the behavior of the strains after release into aquatic ecosystems has not been characterized. We previously constructed and characterized an aroA mutant of Aeromonas hydrophila and studied the protection afforded by this mutant as a live vaccine in rainbow trout. In this work, we describe the survival of this strain in aquatic microcosms prepared from fish water tanks.

The auxotrophic aroA mutant of Aeromonas hydrophila as a live attenuated vaccine against A. salmonicida infections in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).

An auxotrophic aroA mutant of the Aeromonas hydrophila AG2 strain is a live attenuated vaccine against A. hydrophila infection in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). The protection conferred by the live attenuated vaccine against A.