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CLED
Cystine lactose electrolyte-defi cient agar
Cor.
Corynebacterium
Cyt.
Cytophaga
DGGE
Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid
ECP
Extracellular product
EDTA
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
Edw.
Edwardsiella
ELISA
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
Ent.
Enterobacter
En.
Enterococcus
EPC
Epithelioma papulosum cyprini (cell line)
ERIC
Repetitive intergenic consensus
ERM
Enteric redmouth
Esch.
Escherichia
ET
Edw. tarda medium
Eu.
Eubacterium
EUS
Epizootic ulcerative syndrome
FAME
Fatty acid methyl ester
FAT
Fluorescent antibody test
Fc
Crystallisable fragment
FCA
Freund’s complete adjuvant
FIA
Freund’s incomplete adjuvant
Fla.
Flavobacterium
Fle.
Flexibacter
Fr.
Francisella
GAPDH
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
GCAT
Glycerophospholipid:cholesterol acyltransferase
GFP
Green fl uorescent protein
GMO
Genetically manipulated organism
GRP
Glucose-regulated protein
G+C
Guanine plus cytosine
H.
Haemophilus
Haf.
Hafnia
HG
Hybridisation group
h.i.
Hyperosmotic infi ltration
HSP
Heat shock protein
iFAT
Indirect fl uorescent antibody test
IgM
Immunoglobulin M
i.m.
Intramuscular
i.p.
Intraperitoneal
IROMP
Iron-regulated outer membrane protein
ISR
Intergenic spacer region
IU
International unit
J.
Janthinobacterium
HG
Hybridisation group
Abbreviations