Multiplex SYBR Green and duplex TaqMan real-time PCR assays for the detection of Photorhabdus Insect-Related (Pir) toxin genes pirA and pirB
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2018.12.004
Abstract: Abstract Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND), also known as Early mortality syndrome (EMS), is a recently emerged lethal disease that has caused major economic losses in shrimp aquaculture. The etiologic agents are Vibrio spp. that… read more here.
Keywords: pira pirb; detection; real time; toxin genes ... See more keywords
A bacterial binary toxin system that kills both insects and aquatic crustaceans: Photorhabdus insect-related toxins A and B
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011330
Abstract: Photorhabdus insect-related toxins A and B (PirA and PirB) were first recognized as insecticidal toxins from Photorhabdus luminescens. However, subsequent studies showed that their homologs from Vibrio parahaemolyticus also play critical roles in the pathogenesis… read more here.
Keywords: insects; insect related; toxin; photorhabdus insect ... See more keywords
PirA- or PirB-binding nanobodies can protect whiteleg shrimp from the acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease toxin.
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DOI: 10.3354/dao03817
Abstract: Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND) is a devastating shrimp disease caused by a binary toxin, PirAB, produced by Vibrio parahaemolyticus and other closely related bacteria. To address AHPND, over 300 unique single-domain antibodies (also known… read more here.
Keywords: acute hepatopancreatic; disease; shrimp; pira pirb ... See more keywords