Morphological, biochemical, and physiological characterization of flexibacter columnaris isolates from four species of fish

Eleven isolates of Flexibacter columnaris from channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus, blue catfish I. furcatus, largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides, and fathead minnow Pimephales promelas exhibiting clinical signs of columnaris disease were studied. All isolates were confirmed as F. columnaris based...

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Main Authors: Shamsudin, Mariana Nor, Plumb, John A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Fisheries Society 1996
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42341/
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author Shamsudin, Mariana Nor
Plumb, John A.
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description Eleven isolates of Flexibacter columnaris from channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus, blue catfish I. furcatus, largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides, and fathead minnow Pimephales promelas exhibiting clinical signs of columnaris disease were studied. All isolates were confirmed as F. columnaris based on their colonial and cellular morphology and on biochemical and physiological characteristics. Although the isolates were from different fish species and different tissues, most of their biochemical characteristics were uniform and were similar to the reference strain of F. columnaris (American Type Culture Collection 49512). Slight variations occurred in growth at 15°C, with 0.5% NaCl, and at pH 6 and pH 10. Three phenotypic variations in colony morphology were observed among the isolates, but these were not related to fish species or to tissues of origin.
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spelling upm-423412016-04-13T03:18:59Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42341/ Morphological, biochemical, and physiological characterization of flexibacter columnaris isolates from four species of fish Shamsudin, Mariana Nor Plumb, John A. Eleven isolates of Flexibacter columnaris from channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus, blue catfish I. furcatus, largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides, and fathead minnow Pimephales promelas exhibiting clinical signs of columnaris disease were studied. All isolates were confirmed as F. columnaris based on their colonial and cellular morphology and on biochemical and physiological characteristics. Although the isolates were from different fish species and different tissues, most of their biochemical characteristics were uniform and were similar to the reference strain of F. columnaris (American Type Culture Collection 49512). Slight variations occurred in growth at 15°C, with 0.5% NaCl, and at pH 6 and pH 10. Three phenotypic variations in colony morphology were observed among the isolates, but these were not related to fish species or to tissues of origin. American Fisheries Society 1996 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42341/1/Morphological%2C%20biochemical%2C%20and%20physiological%20characterization%20of%20flexibacter%20columnaris%20isolates%20from%20four%20species%20of%20fish.pdf Shamsudin, Mariana Nor and Plumb, John A. (1996) Morphological, biochemical, and physiological characterization of flexibacter columnaris isolates from four species of fish. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health, 8 (4). pp. 335-339. ISSN 0899-7659; ESSN: 1548-8667 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1577/1548-8667%281996%29008%3C0335%3AMBAPCO%3E2.3.CO%3B2 10.1577/1548-8667(1996)008<0335:MBAPCO>2.3.CO;2
spellingShingle Shamsudin, Mariana Nor
Plumb, John A.
Morphological, biochemical, and physiological characterization of flexibacter columnaris isolates from four species of fish
title Morphological, biochemical, and physiological characterization of flexibacter columnaris isolates from four species of fish
title_full Morphological, biochemical, and physiological characterization of flexibacter columnaris isolates from four species of fish
title_fullStr Morphological, biochemical, and physiological characterization of flexibacter columnaris isolates from four species of fish
title_full_unstemmed Morphological, biochemical, and physiological characterization of flexibacter columnaris isolates from four species of fish
title_short Morphological, biochemical, and physiological characterization of flexibacter columnaris isolates from four species of fish
title_sort morphological, biochemical, and physiological characterization of flexibacter columnaris isolates from four species of fish
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