Naslov
A case of mycobacteriosis in farmed pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) cultured in a recirculating aquaculture system
(A case of mycobacteriosis in farmed pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) cultured in a recirculating aquaculture system)

Autori
Gjurčević, Emil ; Kužir, Snježana ; Žmak, Ljiljana ; Obrovac, Mihaela ; Gudan Kurilj, Andrea ; Savoca, Serena ; Pađen, Andrea ; Matanović, Krešimir

Izvornik
Aquaculture research (1355-557X) 51 (2020), 11; 4824-4827

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, kratko priopcenje, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
mycobacteriosis ; Mycobacterium marinum ; recirculation system ; Sander lucioperca

Sažetak
Examination of moribund pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) from a commercial recirculation system revealed the presence of mycobacteriosis. Affected fish were emaciated, lethargic, with clearly visible skin lesions. At necropsy, multiple greyish-white nodules were found in the spleen and kidney. Ziehl- Neelsen (ZN) stained imprints and sections of spleen and kidney demonstrated an acid-fast bacteria within tissues and phagocytes. Histologically, granulomatous response was evident. The isolates were identified by molecular methods as Mycobacterium marinum. This is the first report of mycobacteriosis caused by M. marinum in pikeperch cultured in a recirculation system.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti, Veterinarska medicina

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