Flavobacterium psychrophilum and its pathology in alevins of Onchorhynchus mykiss from the El Ingenio fish farm, Huancayo

The present paper reports the presence of Flavobacterium psychrophilum such as pathological agent of "bacterial disease of cold water" on juvenile Onchorhynchus mykiss "rainbow trout" from El Ingenio fish farm, Junín (3250 m). The ulceration of the dorsal area was the most frequent macroscopic exter...

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Authors: León, Jorge; Ávalos, Rita; Ponce, Milagros
Format: Article
Status:Published version
Publication date:2008
Country:Perú
Institution:UNMSM
Repository:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/1737
Online Access:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/1737
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Flavobacterium
Flexibacter
Enfermedad Bacteriana del Agua Fría
trucha arcoiris
Cold Water Bacterial Disease
rainbow trout.
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Summary:The present paper reports the presence of Flavobacterium psychrophilum such as pathological agent of "bacterial disease of cold water" on juvenile Onchorhynchus mykiss "rainbow trout" from El Ingenio fish farm, Junín (3250 m). The ulceration of the dorsal area was the most frequent macroscopic external injury as well the localized blackening of the skin. Internally there was a marked splenomegaly, pallor of the liver, kidney and gills, inflammation of the intestine and ascitic fluid in the peritoneum. Internal hemorrhage was not detected. 29 strain Gram negative were isolated in Modified Cytophaga Agar (MCA) (Anaker & Ordal, 1959), which according to the phenotypic characterization and the biochemical tests 9 were considered as F. psychrophilum. Tests of antibiotic susceptibility showed high sensitivity of this strains to Gentamicin, Ceftazidine, oxytetracycline, Norfloxacine, furazolidone, Ciprofloxacine and Cefoxitine