Isolation of Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae from the giant grouper, Epinephelus lanceolatus

Jin Woo Jun, Ji Hyung Kim, Jee Eun Han, Sang Phil Shin, Dennis K. Gomez, Casiano Choresca, Kyu Seon Oh, Se Chang Park

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Abstract

A giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) that was reared for public exhibition in a private commercial aquarium in Seoul, Korea, was recently found dead. The fish had evidenced symptoms including anorexia, lethargy, and depression persisting for two weeks. A bacterial pathogen from fish organs (kidney, liver, spleen) was cultured, identified and confirmed as Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae, using a Vitek System 2, API 20E test, multiplex PCR, and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. In this paper, we have described the isolation and identification of Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae from a giant grouper reared in a private aquarium in Korea.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)618-621
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Veterinary Clinics
Volume27
Issue number5
StatePublished - 2010

Keywords

  • Giant grouper
  • Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae

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