TY  - JOUR
T1  - First Isolation of a <I>Flavobacterium johnsoniae</I> like Bacteria from Cultured Russian Sturgeon in Turkey
AU - Karatas, Suheyla AU - Ercan, Didem AU - Steinum, Terje M. AU - Turgay, Emre AU - Memis, Devrim AU - Candan, Akin 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 9
IS  - 14
SP  - 1943
EP  - 1946
PY  - 2010
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2010.1943.1946
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2010.1943.1946
KW  - Flavobacterium johnsoniae
KW  -Russian sturgeon
KW  -acipencer gueldenstaedtii
KW  -bacterial infection
KW  -16S rDNA
KW  -Turkey
AB  - The aim of this study was to identify the causative agent responsible for low losses in cultured Russian sturgeon (<I>Acipencer gueldenstaedtii</I>) in Turkey. Two outbreaks occurred in the autumn of 2007 and 2008 after heavy rainfall accompanied by a sudden change in water temperature and increased suspended solids. The sturgeons displayed ulcerations, haemorrhage and superficial skin erosions especially on the ventral side including the pectoral and pelvic fins as reported in other studies. Affected fish were lethargic displayed excessive mucus secretion with skin lesions appearing as pale grey spots. Phenotypical characterizations were done according to standard protocols and supplemented with commercial APIZYM, API 20E and API 20NE kits. Sequencing of 16S rDNA PCR products were performed to genetically confirm the identity of the isolated organism.
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