Mycobacterium salmoniphilum infection in a farmed Russian sturgeon, Acipenser gueldenstaedtii (Brandt & Ratzeburg).

Piscine mycobacteriosis is known to occur worldwide in a variety of wild, farmed and ornamental fish. Among the Acipenseridae family, atypical mycobacteriosis was reported in Siberian sturgeon Acipenser baeri (Brandt), while, to our knowledge, no previous records of this infection have been reported...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Fish Diseases
Main Authors: M. Righetti, L. Favaro, E. Antuofermo, S. Nuvoli, T. Scanzio, M. Prearo, CAFFARA, MONICA
Other Authors: M. Caffara
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Mycobacterium chelonae complex
PCR-RFLP
piscine mycobacteriosi
aquaculture
Siberian sturgeon
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11585/175274
https://doi.org/10.1111/jfd.12143
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Summary:Piscine mycobacteriosis is known to occur worldwide in a variety of wild, farmed and ornamental fish. Among the Acipenseridae family, atypical mycobacteriosis was reported in Siberian sturgeon Acipenser baeri (Brandt), while, to our knowledge, no previous records of this infection have been reported in the Russian sturgeon.

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