-positive , a novel teleost pathogen isolated from cultured barramundi.

Members of the genus are emergent pathogens of cultured eels, as well as several characid and cyprinid species. Since 2013, has been reported from diseased barramundi () cultured in North America; we recovered 8 isolates from diseased fish during different outbreaks from the same farm. The isolates from barramundi were compared phenotypically and genetically to isolates characterized from ornamental fish and recovered from aquatic and terrestrial animals.

Atypical flavobacteria recovered from diseased fish in the Western United States.

Flavobacterial diseases, caused by bacteria in the order Flavobacteriales, are responsible for devastating losses in farmed and wild fish populations worldwide. The genera (Family ) and () encompass the most well-known agents of fish disease in the order, but the full extent of piscine-pathogenic species within these diverse groups is unresolved, and likely underappreciated. To identify emerging agents of flavobacterial disease in US aquaculture, 183 presumptive and isolates were collected from clinically affected fish representing 19 host types, from across six western states.

The Formation, Persistence, and Resistance to Disinfectant of the Erysipelothrix piscisicarius Biofilm.

Erysipelothrix piscisicarius is an emergent pathogen in fish aquaculture, particularly in the ornamental fish trade. Very little is known on the biology of this pathogen; however, the recurrence of infection and disease outbreaks after removing the fish from a system and disinfecting the tank suggest its environmental persistence. Moreover, biofilm lifestyle in E.

Description of sp. nov., an emergent fish pathogen, and assessment of virulence using a tiger barb () infection model.

A recently described emergent disease of ornamental fish has been associated with an species positive for the surface protective antigen () C gene. Whole genome sequencing was performed on five isolates from diseased ornamental fish. In addition, these isolates were compared to and other -positive species isolated from terrestrial and marine mammals, birds and fish using multi-locus sequence analysis (MLSA).

First detection of Erysipelothrix sp. infection in western mosquitofish Gambusia affinis inhabiting catfish aquaculture ponds in Mississippi, USA.

Native and introduced fish can serve as reservoirs for pathogens of cultured fish species. In the current study, 351 archived western mosquitofish Gambusia affinis collected from experimental catfish production ponds in Mississippi, USA, were surveyed histologically to evaluate their potential as vectors for fish pathogens. In addition to epitheliocystis and multiple metazoan parasites, 8 fish had widespread basophilic colonies of small Gram-positive rods associated primarily with stroma supporting the skeletal muscle and bone, as well as connective tissue components of other tissues and organ systems, such as perivascular adventitia and basement membranes.