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Citrobacter septicemia in sharptooth catfish : an emerging infection
Other Title(s)
التسمم الدموي بميكروب السيتروباكتر فروندي في أسماك القراميط الأفريقية : عدوي مستجدة
Joint Authors
Umaysh, Wala Fathi Ali
Bakri, Karimah Ala al-Din
Kamil, Ahmad Abd al-Hadi
Source
Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 64, Issue 156 (31 Jan. 2018), pp.178-183, 6 p.
Publisher
Assiut University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Publication Date
2018-01-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Bacterial septicemia are responsible for severe losses in fish farms over the world.
This study aimed to investigate the Enterobacteriaceae infections in sharptooth catfish Clarias gariepinus.
A total of 120 catfish were collected from small canal in Farshout, Qena Governorate, and were subjected to clinical and bacteriological examination.
Catfish sampled showed signs of typical hemorrhagic septicemia on the skin and internal organs.
Bacteriological investigations resulted in isolation of 240 isolates that belong to Enterobacteriaceae.
Interestingly, conventional biochemical identification showed that 16 isolates are suspected to be Citrobacter spp.
Based on genetic sequence analysis of the 16S rDNA, only 8 (50%) of the suspected isolates were identified as Citrobacter freundii.
To investigate the pathogenicity of isolated C.
freundii strains to catfish, an experimental challenge experiment was conducted where challenged fish showed signs and lesions of acute septicemia.
The current study is the first to report Citrobacter infections in catfish in Upper Egyp
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bakri, Karimah Ala al-Din& Umaysh, Wala Fathi Ali& Kamil, Ahmad Abd al-Hadi. 2018. Citrobacter septicemia in sharptooth catfish : an emerging infection. Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal،Vol. 64, no. 156, pp.178-183.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-909475
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bakri, Karimah Ala al-Din…[et al.]. Citrobacter septicemia in sharptooth catfish : an emerging infection. Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal Vol. 64, no. 156 (Jan. 2018), pp.178-183.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-909475
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bakri, Karimah Ala al-Din& Umaysh, Wala Fathi Ali& Kamil, Ahmad Abd al-Hadi. Citrobacter septicemia in sharptooth catfish : an emerging infection. Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal. 2018. Vol. 64, no. 156, pp.178-183.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-909475
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Record ID
BIM-909475