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First description of atypical furunculosis in freshwater farmed Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., in Chile.
Journal of fish diseases - 1 May 2010
Godoy M, Gherardelli V, Heisinger A, Fernández J, Olmos P, Ovalle L, Ilardi P, Avendaño-Herrera R
Abstract excerpt
We report the first isolation, identification and characterization of a group of Chilean strains of atypical Aeromonas salmonicida isolated from freshwater farmed Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar. Affected fish showed superficial ulcers and pale liver with or without petechial haemorrhages. Outbreaks of the disease occurred in two farms in the south of Chile about 2200 km apart. Five strains were isolated in pure...
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