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Aetiology of an ulcerative disease in goldfish, Carassius auratus (L.): characterization of the causative agent |
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| Authors: | E. B. SHOTTS JR P. D. TALKINGTON DIANE G. ELLIOTT D. H. MCCARTHY |
| Affiliation: | College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, U.S.A.;Tavolek Inc., Redmond, Washington, U.S.A. |
| Abstract: | Abstract. A bacterium resembling Aeromonas salmonicida and determined to be the aetiologic agent of a cutaneous ulcerative disease in goldfish Carassius auratus (L.) was further characterized in this study. Forty-five isolates of the bacterium (43 from the United States and one each position (moles % guanine plus cytosine) and DNA homology. The bacteriological atypical A. salmonicida previously described. Several important biochemical characteristics distinguished the goldfish isolates from typical A. salmanicida , but the DNA binding experiments indicated a high degree of relatedness between the goldfish isolates and typical A. salmonicida strains. |
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