Isolation of Serratia fonticola from pirarucu Arapaima gigas

Choresca Jr, Casiano H.; Kim, Ji-Hyung; Gomez, Dennis K.; Jang, Hwan; Joh, Seong Joon; Park, Se Chang

Korean Journal of Veterinary Research 2008;48(1):89-92.

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

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