Tenacibaculum ovolyticum 16S rDNA Quantitative-PCR Assay Development and Field Testing

• Published in: Fishes
• Main Authors: Joseph P. Nowlan, Brianna M. Heese, Matthew J. Wilson, Scott R. Britney, John S. Lumsden, Spencer Russell
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Tenacibaculum; tenacibaculosis; mouthrot; bacterial stomatitis; yellow mouth; aquaculture; qPCR; TaqMan; British Columbia; Canada; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes7060303

In British Columbia (BC; Canada) Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) production, Tenacibaculum members are associated with ‘mouthrot’ and disease identification is based on gross observation and clinical data. Genomic similarities (i.e., putative virulence factors) between T. ovolyticum and other bette...