Bacteriological studies on Flavobacterium columnare in fish
Other Title(s)
دراسات بكتريولوجية علي الفلافوباكتريم كولمنار في الأسماك
Joint Authors
Id, Hamzah Ibrahim
Abu al-Ata, Muhammad al-Sayyid Ibrahim
Faraj Allah, Najwa Ibrahim Faraj
Eidarus, Nada Husayn
Source
Suez Canal Veterinary Medicine Journal
Issue
Vol. 24, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2019), pp.37-43, 7 p.
Publisher
Suez Canal University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Publication Date
2019-06-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Columnaris is one of the oldest known fish diseases caused by Flavobacterium columnare.
The wide spreading of the causative agent in freshwater environments and the susceptibility of fish to be attacked by it after mechanical and/or environmental factors makes F.
columnare among the most prevalent pathogens in cultured, ornamental, and wild fish populations.
One hundred fishes of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) were collected randomly from ponds of Central Laboratory for Aquaculture Research of Abbassa, Abou Hammad, Sharkia, Egypt for Flavobacterium columnare isolation.
F.
columnare was isolated from (150) out of the (350) examined samples.
The bacteriological examination revealed that the prevalence of F.
columnare was (42.8 %) in Oreochromis niloticus.
The highest prevalence of F columnare was in gills (33.3 %) followed by skin (30 %) then fins (24.6 %) and kidney (12 %).
These isolates were further characterized by PCR that revealed positive result for 16S RNA gene with specific amplicons size 675bp.
The result of antimicrobial sensitivity testing of the isolates revealed that doxycycline, erythromycin, tetracycline, trimethoprim, nalidixic acid and streptomycin were the most effective drugs against F.columnare.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Id, Hamzah Ibrahim& Abu al-Ata, Muhammad al-Sayyid Ibrahim& Eidarus, Nada Husayn& Faraj Allah, Najwa Ibrahim Faraj. 2019. Bacteriological studies on Flavobacterium columnare in fish. Suez Canal Veterinary Medicine Journal،Vol. 24, no. 1, pp.37-43.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Id, Hamzah Ibrahim…[et al.]. Bacteriological studies on Flavobacterium columnare in fish. Suez Canal Veterinary Medicine Journal Vol. 24, no. 1 (2019), pp.37-43.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Id, Hamzah Ibrahim& Abu al-Ata, Muhammad al-Sayyid Ibrahim& Eidarus, Nada Husayn& Faraj Allah, Najwa Ibrahim Faraj. Bacteriological studies on Flavobacterium columnare in fish. Suez Canal Veterinary Medicine Journal. 2019. Vol. 24, no. 1, pp.37-43.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-958662
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 41-42
Record ID
BIM-958662