The Growth and Pathogenesis of the Intracellular Pathogen, Piscirickettsia salmonis

• Main Author: Makrinos, Daniel
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@UMaine 2016
• Subjects: Piscirickettsia salmonis; agar; growth; intracellular; salmon; SRS; Aquaculture and Fisheries; Bacteriology; Cell Biology; Environmental Microbiology and Microbial Ecology; Immunity; Immunology of Infectious Disease; Immunopathology; Immunoprophylaxis and Therapy; Marine Biology; Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutics; Microbial Physiology; Molecular Biology; Organismal Biological Physiology; Pathogenic Microbiology; Mak; Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/2552; https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/context/etd/article/3589/viewcontent/Daniel_L_Makrinos_Final_Thesis_P._salmonis_1_10_17.pdf

Piscirickettsia salmonis is the causative agent of piscirickettsiosis or salmon rickettsia syndrome (SRS). It is a Gram-negative intracellular bacterium that causes significant mortalities to salmonids, particularly in Chile. The initial isolation and identification of P. salmonis occurred in fish c...