| Abstract: | Brown bullheads Amieurus nebulosus (family Ictaluridae) are commonly used as a sentinel of environmental contamination. These fish are not generally cultured under laboratory conditions and little is known about their disease susceptibility. Here we report an outbreak of disease due to Edwardsiella ictaluri in a laboratory population of tank-reared, wild-caught brown bullheads. The isolate was positively identified as E. ictaluri using standard bacteriological substrate utilization tests and a monoclonal antibody specific for this bacterium. This pathogen causes a significant disease in channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus and is associated with disease in other ictalurid and non-ictalurid fishes. It appears that E. ictaluri is also a significant pathogen in brown bullheads and produces clinical signs and lesions similar but not identical to those observed in channel catfish. Since commercial sources of bullheads for laboratory tank studies are not available, precautions should be taken to prevent potential E. ictaluri disease outbreaks from wild-caught bullheads intended for laboratory research. ?? Inter-Research 2006. |
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| ProdID: | 70028248 |
| Citation Author: | Iwanowicz, L. R.; Griffin, A. R.; Cartwright, D. D.; Blazer, V. S. |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Diseases of Aquatic Organisms |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | p.219-225 |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Mortality and pathology in brown bullheads Amieurus nebulosus associated with a spontaneous Edwardsiella ictaluri outbreak under tank culture conditions; 2006; Article; Journal; Diseases of Aquatic Organisms; Iwanowicz, L. R.; Griffin, A. R.; Cartwright, D. D.; Blazer, V. S. |
| Citation Start Page: | 219 |
| Citation Volume: | 70 |
| Citation Year: | 2006 |
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| Text: | Mortality and pathology in brown bullheads Amieurus nebulosus associated with a spontaneous Edwardsiella ictaluri outbreak under tank culture conditions; 2006; Article; Journal; Diseases of Aquatic Organisms; Iwanowicz, L. R.; Griffin, A. R.; Cartwright, D. D.; Blazer, V. S. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://www.int-res.com/articles/dao2006/70/d070p219.pdf |
| Date Other: | Sun, 1 Jan 2006 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | Inter-Research |
