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Pathological characteristics of olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus experimentally infected with Streptococcus parauberis

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Pathological characteristics of olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus experimentally infected with Streptococcus parauberis were studied. Various stressful conditions, aeration and netting stress in particular, led to induced mortality by S. parauberis. Netting stress-induced mortality was positively correlated to bacterial dose and stressful conditions. Inflammation of the heart and pericarditis was the major pathological change observed in olive flounder experimentally infected with S. parauberis. During the infected period, the number of bacteria in the infected olive flounder was recorded over time. S. parauberis remained in all fish organs tested, especially in the heart and brain.

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This study was financially supported by the Pukyong National University as part of its 2008 Post-Doctoral Program. This work was also supported by a grant for the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (RP-2010-AQ-018).

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  1. Aquatic Animal Disease Control Center, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute, Pusan, 619-900, Korea

    Kyoung Mi Won, Mi Young Cho & Jin Woo Kim

  2. Pathology Division, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute, Pusan, 619-900, Korea

    Myoung Ae Park & Mun Gyeong Kwon

  3. Department of Aquatic Life Medicine, Pukyong National University, Pusan, 608-737, Korea

    Ki Hong Kim, Soo Il Park & Deok Chan Lee

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Won, K.M., Cho, M.Y., Park, M.A. et al. Pathological characteristics of olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus experimentally infected with Streptococcus parauberis . Fish Sci 76, 991–998 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12562-010-0287-6

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