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Isolation, Characterization and Virulence Potential of Tenacibaculum dicentrarchi in Salmonid Cultures in Chile.
Transboundary and emerging diseases - 1 Apr 2016
Avendaño-Herrera R, Irgang R, Sandoval C, Moreno-Lira P, Houel A, Duchaud E, Poblete-Morales M, Nicolas P, Ilardi P
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we isolated, identified and characterized isolates of Tenacibaculum dicentrarchi in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) farmed in Chile for the first time. In 2010 and 2014, mortalities were observed in Atlantic salmon (average weight 25-30 and 480-520 g, respectively) at an aquaculture centre in Puerto Montt, Chile. Severe tail rots, frayed fins and, in some cases, damaged gills were detected. Wet smear...
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