Atlantic salmon farms are a likely source of Tenacibaculum maritimum infection in migratory Fraser River sockeye salmon

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Bateman, Andrew W., Teffer, Amy K., Bass, Arthur, Ming, Tobi, Kaukinen, Karia, Hunt, Brian P.V., Krkošek, Martin, Miller, Kristina M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2022
• Subjects: Sockeye; Fraser River; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2021-0164; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjfas-2021-0164; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjfas-2021-0164

Juvenile sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in British Columbia migrate past numerous Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) farms from which they may acquire infectious agents. We analyse patterns of molecular detection in juvenile sockeye for the bacterium Tenacibaculum maritimum, known to cause disease i...