The laboratory of Dr. Don Lightner collaborated on the determination that the bacterium, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, gains virulence on shrimp via acquisition of a plasmid that produces adeadly toxin. For the details read this paper in PNAS.
The laboratory of Dr. Don Lightner collaborated on the determination that the bacterium, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, gains virulence on shrimp via acquisition of a plasmid that produces adeadly toxin. For the details read this paper in PNAS.