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Seasonal distribution of Aeromonas hydrophila in river water and isolation from river fish
Author(s) -
Pathak S.P.,
Bhattacherjee J.W.,
Kalra N.,
Chandra S.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1988.tb01901.x
Subject(s) - aeromonas hydrophila , fish <actinopterygii> , biology , isolation (microbiology) , monsoon , fishery , aeromonas , veterinary medicine , zoology , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , geography , medicine , meteorology , genetics
The seasonal distribution of Aeromonas hydrophila in water and recovery rate from live river fish was investigated. The highest isolation rates of A. hydrophila occurred in water during the late winter followed by a progressive decline in density during the summer and monsoon seasons. The organism was recovered from fish throughout the period from which it was concluded that they form a reservoir which is unrelated to their density in water. The enterotoxigenicity of some environmental strains was tested in suckling mice and rabbit ileal loop.