A novel phage vB_VhaM_HVS-1 inhibits host cell associated Vibrio harveyi
Qun Chen, Peipei Ye, Jieting Pan, Lin Chen, Xibang Liu, Lijian Ding, Liming Jiang · 2026
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Description
Qun Chen and six co-authors report a 2026 lab study of a virus that kills a germ which harms farmed sea cucumbers. The germ, Vibrio harveyi, causes skin sores and mass deaths in the stock. The team pulled a sick strain from farmed stock and found a virus in pond silt that attacks it. They name the virus vB_VhaM_HVS-1 and test how well it works.
The virus breeds fast, makes many new copies, and lacks genes that would let it hide in the germ. In tests it cut the share of germs stuck to host cells from a small rate to near zero. More host cells stayed alive after care. The team sees the virus as a green tool for farms hit by the germ.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Qun Chen, Peipei Ye, Jieting Pan, Lin Chen, Xibang Liu, Lijian Ding, Liming Jiang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |