Uptake of the fish pathogen, Aeromonas salmonicida, by rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri L.)

Citation

Hodgkinson JL, Bucke D & Austin B (1987) Uptake of the fish pathogen, Aeromonas salmonicida, by rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri L.). FEMS Microbiology Letters, 40 (2-3), pp. 207-210. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.1987.tb02026.x

Abstract
Aeromonas salmonicida was detected in the blood, kidney and spleen of rainbow trout within 2 min of immersion in a suspension containing 104 cells/ml. Uptake into fish was enhanced by culturing the pathogen in low levels of nutrient, i.e., 0.1% (w/v) brain heart infusion (BHI) broth and by the addition of latex particles to the bacterial suspensions. However, there was no apparent difference in the uptake of pathogenic or non-pathogenic isolates. Moreover, the fish did not succumb to clinical signs of disease.

Keywords
Aeromonas salmonicida;Furunculosis;(Uptake by rainbow trout)

Journal
FEMS Microbiology Letters: Volume 40, Issue 2-3