Isolation of Serratia fonticola from pirarucu Arapaima gigas |
Casiano H. Choresca Jr1, Ji-Hyung Kim2, Dennis K. Gomez3, Hwan Jang4, Seong Joon Joh4, Se Chang Park2 |
1College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University 2Brain Korea 21 Program for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University 3KRF Zoonotic Disease Priority Research Institute, Seoul National University 4National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service |
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Abstract |
The pirarucu, Arapaima gigas (body weight = 18.3 kg and total length = 102 cm) which had been reared in one of the private commercial aquaria for exhibition was found dead and submitted for diagnostic examination. A pure bacterial culture was isolated from the kidney, which was enlarged, and contained fluids. Result of the bacterial identification yielded Serratia fonticola. This paper describes the first isolation of S. fonticola from pirarucu. |
Key Words:
Arapaima gigas, fish, pirarucu, Serratia fonticola |
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