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Prevalence of Pathogenic Pseudomonad Bacteria Isolated from Fish in a Warmwater Lake
Author(s) -
Schwartz Joseph J.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
transactions of the american fisheries society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1548-8659
pISSN - 0002-8487
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1974)103<114:poppbi>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - fish <actinopterygii> , biology , pathogenic bacteria , bacteria , zoology , fishery , ecology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics
An inoculum was taken from the kidneys of 777 fish of 10 species from Clear Lake, Iowa, in 1970 and 1971. Aeromonas liquefaciens and Pseudomonas sp. were present in the different fish species at rates of 0 to 50%. A trend of higher carrier rate in the warm months was evident for several species.