Flexibacter ovolyticus sp. nov., a pathogen of eggs and larvae of Atlantic halibut, Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.

doi:10.1099/00207713-42-3-451

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Flexibacter ovolyticus sp. nov., a pathogen of eggs and larvae of Atlantic halibut, Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.

International journal of systematic bacteriology - 1 Jul 1992

Hansen G H, Bergh O, Michaelsen J, Knappskog D

Abstract excerpt

A psychrotrophic Flexibacter sp., Flexibacter ovolyticus sp. nov., was isolated from the adherent bacterial epiflora of Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.) eggs and was shown to be an opportunistic pathogen for halibut eggs and larvae. The strains which we isolated had the enzymatic c...

Topics

Animals
Bacterial Proteins
Bacteroidetes
DNA, Bacterial
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
Fishes
Microscopy, Electron
Nucleic Acid Hybridization
Ovum
Phenotype

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