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Abbreviations
ABC
Adenosine triphosphate-binding-cassette
Aer.
Aeromonas
AFLP
Amplifi ed fragment length polymorphism
AHL
Acylated homoserine lactone
A-layer
The additional surface layer of Aer. salmonicida
Ali.
Aliivibrio
Arc.
Arcobacter
ARISA
Automated ribosome intergenic spacer analysis
ATCC
American Type Culture Collection, Rockville, Maryland, USA
ATP
Adenosine triphosphate
Bac.
Bacillus
BCG
Bacillus Calmette Guérin
BHI
Brain-heart infusion
BHIA
Brain-heart infusion agar
BKD
Bacterial kidney disease
BLIS
Bacteriocin-like substance
BMA
Basal marine agar
Bp
Base pair
Car.
Carnobacterium
CBB
Coomassie brilliant blue agar
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
CE
Carp erythrodermatitis
CFU
Colony-forming unit
CgP
Cytidine-phosphate-guanosine
Chrys.
Chryseobacterium
CHSE-214 Chinook salmon embryo 214 cell line
Cit.
Citrobacter
Cl.
Clostridium
CLB
Cytophaga- like bacteria