The ABC-transporter hutCD genes of Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida are essential for haem utilization as iron source and are expressed during infection in fish.

The marine fish pathogen Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida utilizes haem compounds as the sole iron source. In a previous work, we characterized a gene cluster with ten potential haem uptake and utilization genes.

A siderophore biosynthesis gene cluster from the fish pathogen Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida is structurally and functionally related to the Yersinia high-pathogenicity island.

Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida, the causative agent of fish pasteurellosis, produces a siderophore which is distinct from that produced by P. damselae subsp.

Subtractive hybridization reveals a high genetic diversity in the fish pathogen Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida: evidence of a SXT-like element.

Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida is the causative agent of fish pasteurellosis, a severe disease affecting cultured marine fish worldwide. In this study, suppression subtractive hybridization was used to identify DNA fragments present in the virulent strain PC554.

Identification and characterisation of the fur genes in Photobacterium damselae ssp. piscicida and ssp. damselae.

The gene encoding the ferric uptake regulator protein (fur gene) of the fish pathogenic bacterium Photobacterium damselae ssp. piscicida Strain D121 was partially amplified using degenerate oligonucleotides. Complete sequencing of the fur gene and neighbouring DNA was accomplished by primer walking.