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OCCURRENCE AND PATHOGENICITY OF SERRATIA MARCESCENS AT FISH FARMS IN KAFR EL-SHEIKH GOVERNORATE

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Veterinary Pathology.

Abstract

Aninvestigationwascarriedoutfor unusual disease outbreaks occurred on 5 commercial oreochromis niloticus (O.niloticus) fish farms during the peroid 2003 – 2004 ,  in 3 Districts in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate. Affected fish exhibited anorexia , sluggishness , variously sized areas of haemorrhage on the skin , corneal opacity and high mortality up to 21.4% . Bacterial isolates from the moribund fish were identified as Serratia marcescens (S.marcescens)by biochemical tests revealed 28 isolates. The virulence properties of this isolates , studied revealed that werehighlypathogenicfor fishwithLD50srangingfrom5x103to 1x105.  Moreover , the isolates were pathogenic for mice with LD50 1.6x106. Histopathological alterationsof the naturalandexperimental infections are described . The antibiogramme of the isolated S.marcescens was investigated .This study is considered the first record of S.marcescens infection in O.niloticus fish in Egypt .

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10.21608/kvmj.2004.112425

Keywords

Oreochromis niloticus, Serratia marcescens

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M. S.

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Gado

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Poultry and Fish Dept., Fac. Vet. Med., Tanta Univ.

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Iman A.

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Abd El-Aziz

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Pathology Dept. Fac. Vet. Med., Tanta Univ.

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2

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2

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16569

Issue Date

2004-10-01

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2004-07-01

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2004-10-01

Page Start

71

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92

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1687-1456

Online ISSN

2682-2954

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KVMJ_Volume 2_Issue 2_Pages 71-92.pdf

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Kafrelsheikh Veterinary Medical Journal

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OCCURRENCE AND PATHOGENICITY OF SERRATIA MARCESCENS AT FISH FARMS IN KAFR EL-SHEIKH GOVERNORATE

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22 Jan 2023