Host-specific preference of some Flavobacterium psychrophilum multilocus sequence typing genotypes determines their ability to cause bacterial coldwater disease in coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch).

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Flavobacterium psychrophilum causes bacterial coldwater disease (BCWD) in salmonids, resulting in significant losses worldwide. Several serotyping and genetic studies of F. psychrophilum have suggested some geno-/serotypes may be either host-specific or generalistic in nature; however, this association has not been adequately explored in vivo using more natural exposure routes. Herein, F. psychrophilum isolate...

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