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STUDIES ON SOME BACTERIAL DISEASES IN SOME CULTURED FRESHWATER FISHES IN KAFR EL-SHEIKH GOVERNORATE

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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Veterinary Medicine and Infectious Diseases “Veterinary Diseases".

Abstract

Bacterial diseases affecting fresh water fishes are numerous causing high economic losses in Egypt, therefore, this study was conducted for two main goals: isolation and identification of bacterial isolates affecting cultured freshwater fishes as well as the incidence of these diseases in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate.
180 cultured freshwater fishes (120 Oreochromius niloticus& 60 Cyprinus carpio) were collected from both private and governmental farms in Kafr El-sheikh Governorate.
The most common clinical signs were congestion and haemorrhages on body surface and base of fins. Post-mortem findings revealed pale anaemic liver in some cases and in other cases, liver were haemorrhagic and congested. Kidney and spleen were enlarged and congested.
80 bacterial  isolates from all naturally examined fish species were obtained (46 Oreochromius niloticus isolates from & 3460 Cyprinus carpio) isolates from).
Biochemical identification of these isolates revealed 12 bacterial serotypes; Aeromonas hydrophila, Pseudomonas spp., Edwaradsiella spp., Yersinia ruckeri, Proteus ssp., Provedencia rettegri, Citrobacter freundii, Alkaligene faecalis, Klebsiella pneumonia, Flavobacterium columnare, Streptococcus spp. and Enterococcus faecalis.
Results of antibiogram screening that ciprofloxacin is the drug of choice for treatment of Aeromonas hydrophila.

DOI

10.21608/kvmj.2016.108686

Keywords

Freshwater fishes, Bacterial isolates

Authors

First Name

Nadia B.

Last Name

Mahfouz

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Department of Fish Diseases and Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University

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First Name

Eman M.

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Moustafa

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Department of Fish Diseases and Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University

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First Name

Naglaa F.

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El-Baz

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Department of Fish Diseases and Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University

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Volume

14

Article Issue

1

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16421

Issue Date

2016-05-01

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2016-02-01

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2016-05-01

Page Start

149

Page End

161

Print ISSN

1687-1456

Online ISSN

2682-2954

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KVMJ_Volume 14_Issue 1_Pages 149-161.pdf

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1,064

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Publication Title

Kafrelsheikh Veterinary Medical Journal

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https://kvmj.journals.ekb.eg/

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STUDIES ON SOME BACTERIAL DISEASES IN SOME CULTURED FRESHWATER FISHES IN KAFR EL-SHEIKH GOVERNORATE

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22 Jan 2023