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Table 1.1
(continued)
Pathogen
Disease
Host Range
Geographical distribution
Mycobacteriaceae representatives
Mycobacterium
spp . (Myc. abscessus,
Myc. anabanti, Myc. avium, Myc.
chelonei
subsp. piscarium, Myc.
fortuitum, Myc. gordonae, Myc.
marinum, Myc. montefi orense, Myc.
neoaurum, ‘Myc. piscium’, ‘Myc.
platypoecilus’, Myc. poriferae. Myc.
pseudoshottsii, ‘Myc. ranae’, Myc.
salmoniphilum, Myc. shottsii, Myc.
scrofulaceum, Myc. simiae, Myc.
smegmatis, Myc. ulcerans
mycobacteriosis (fi sh tuberculosis)
most fi sh species
worldwide
Nocardiaceae representatives
Nocardia
spp. (Noc. asteroides, Noc.
salmonicida; Noc. seriolae)
nocardiosis
most fi sh species
worldwide
Rhodococcus
sp.
ocular oedema
chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha)
Canada
Rhodococcus erythropolis
?
Atlantic salmon
Norway, Scotland
Rhodococcus qingshengii
?
Atlantic salmon
Chile
Planococcaceae representative
Planococcus
sp.
–
salmonids
England
Staphylococcaceae representatives
Staphylococcus aureus
eye disease, jaundice
silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys
molitrix),
African sharp-tooth
catfi sh (Clarias gariepinus)
India, Africa
Staphylococcus epidermidis
–
gilthead sea bream (Sparus
aurata),
red sea bream
(Chrysophrus major),
yellowtail
(Seriola quinqueradiata
)
Japan, Turkey
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