Pedro H M Cardoso, Luisa Z Moreno, Carolina H de Oliveira, Vasco T M Gomes, Ana Paula S Silva, Mikaela R F Barbosa, Maria Inês Z Sato, Simone C Balian, Andrea M Moreno
Bacterial diseases are common in ornamental fish, more frequently associated with ubiquitous bacteria from the aquarium environment. The disease can lead to fish mortality and cause high economic losses if not rapidly controlled. The aim of this study was to identify the main causative bacterial agents of infection in ornamental fish with different clinical signs. A total of 126 freshwater fish, from 12 families and 38 species, with clinical signs were collected in a wholesaler in São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Samples were taken from the eye, skin ulcers, kidneys, and gills, plated on MacConkey, CHROMagar Orientation, and blood agar and incubated under aerobic and anaerobic conditions...
April 2021: Folia Microbiologica