FIRST ISOLATION OF STREPTOCOCCUS SP FROM HYBRID TILAPIA (OREOCHROMIS-NILOTICUS X OREOCHROMIS-AUREUS) IN SAUDI-ARABIA

被引:21
作者
ALHARBI, AH
机构
[1] Fish Culture Project, Research Institute of Natural Resources and Environment, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh, 11442
关键词
OREOCHROMIS SPP; DISEASES AND THEIR CONTROL; FISH; STREPTOCOCCUS SP;
D O I
10.1016/0044-8486(94)90308-5
中图分类号
S9 [水产、渔业];
学科分类号
0908 ;
摘要
The first documented epizootic of streptococcicosis has been recorded among cultured hybrid tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus X O. aureus) in Saudi Arabia. Affected fish showed erratic swimming, melanosis, exophthalmia, haemorrhaging around the jaws and at the base of the pectoral and dorsal fins and tail, and the presence of ascitic fluid in the abdominal cavity. The causal agent was characterized biochemically, and identified as an alpha-haemolytic Streptococcus sp.
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页码:195 / 201
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