RT Journal Article
T1 Edwardsiella piscicida: A significant bacterial pathogen of cultured fish
A1 Buján Gómez, Noemí
A1 Estévez Toranzo, María Alicia Carolina
A1 Magariños Ferro, Beatriz
K1 Edwardsiella piscicida
K1 Aquaculture
K1 Fish disease
K1 Edwardsiellosis
AB Edwardsiella piscicida, a Gram-negative, facultative aerobic pathogen belonging to the Enterobacteriaceae family, is the etiological agent of edwardsiellosis in fish and a significant problem in global aquaculture. E. piscicida has been reported from a broad geographical range and has been isolated from more than 20 fish host species to date, but this is likely to be an underestimation, because misidentification of E. piscicida as other species within the genus remains to be resolved. Common clinical signs associated with edwardsiellosis include, but are not limited to, exophthalmia, haemorrhages of the skin and in several internal organs, mild to moderate dermal ulcerations, abdominal distension, discoloration in the fish surface, and erratic swimming. Many antibiotics are currently effective against E. piscicida, although legal restrictions and the cost of medicated feeds have encouraged significant research investment in vaccination for the management of edwardsiellosis in commercial aquaculture. Here we summarise the current understanding of E. piscicida and highlight the difficulties with species assignment and the need for further research on epidemiology and strain variability
PB Inter-Research
SN 1616-1580
SN 0177-5103
YR 2018
FD 2018-10-16
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/46138
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/46138
LA eng
NO Buján N, Toranzo AE, Magariños B (2018) Edwardsiella piscicida: a significant bacterial pathogen of cultured fish. Dis Aquat Org 131:59-71 https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03281
NO The study was supported by Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Spain (AGL2012-31049), and Xunta de Galicia, Spain (GRC-2014/007)
DS Minerva
RD 23 abr 2026