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Furunculosis in cultured Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus)

This report describes the first clinical investigation of furunculosis affecting Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus), occurred in April 2008 on the salmonid fish farm, Croatia. On this fish farm beside Arctic charr, brown trout (Salmo trutta) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) were also reared but none of these species were affected. Specimens obtained from eight Arctic charr were investigated by culture for the presence of bacteria. Microbiological analysis of these fish revealed the presence of Aeromonas salmonicida in pure culture from examined organs. This represents the first isolation of Aeromonas salmonicida from the Arctic charr and particularly the first report of furunculosis in the Arctic charr in Croatia.

fish; salmonid; natural infection; fish disease

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