Fish mycobacteriosis (Tuberculosis)
Fishery Leaflet
494
By: T. J. Parisot and J.W. Wood
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Abstract
The etiologic agent for the bacterial disease, "fish tuberculosis" (more correctly "mycobacteriosis"), was first observed in carp in 189& from a pond in France. Subsequently similar agents have been isolated from or observed in fish in fresh water, salt water, and brackish water, in fish in aquaria, hatcheries, and natural habitat~ (wild populations of fish). The disease has been recognized as an important infection among hatchery reared salmonid fishes on the West Coast of the United States, and in aquarium fishes such as the neon tetra, the Siamese fighting fish, and in salt water fish held in zoological displays.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Federal Government Series |
| Title | Fish mycobacteriosis (Tuberculosis) |
| Series title | Fishery Leaflet |
| Series number | 494 |
| Year Published | 1959 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Contributing office(s) | Leetown Science Center, Western Fisheries Research Center |
| Description | 3 p. |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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