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Multilocus sequence typing identifies epidemic clones of Flavobacterium psychrophilum in Nordic countries.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 May 2014
Nilsen Hanne, Sundell Krister, Duchaud Eric, Nicolas Pierre, Dalsgaard Inger, Madsen Lone, Aspán Anna, Jansson Eva, Colquhoun Duncan J, Wiklund Tom
Abstract excerpt
Flavobacterium psychrophilum is the causative agent of bacterial cold water disease (BCWD), which affects a variety of freshwater-reared salmonid species. A large-scale study was performed to investigate the genetic diversity of F. psychrophilum in the four Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Multilocus sequence typing of 560 geographically and temporally disparate F. psychrophilum isolates...
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