Article
Phenotypic characterization of the marine pathogen Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida.
International journal of systematic bacteriology - 1 Oct 1998
Thyssen A, Grisez L, van Houdt R, Ollevier F
Abstract excerpt
The taxonomic position of Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida, the causative agent of fish pasteurellosis, is controversial as this organism has also been described as 'Pasteurella piscicida'. To clarify the taxonomic position of the pathogen, a total of 113 P. damselae subsp. piscicida strains and 20 P. damselae subsp. damselae strains, isolated from different geographical areas and from the main affected...
Topics
- Animals
- Fish Diseases
- Fishes
- Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
- Pasteurella Infections
- Phenotype
- Photobacterium
- Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
