Aquatic animals; endemic and exotic bacterial pathogens
Nicky Buller
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Animal Health Laboratories
Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia
3 Baron-Hay Court, South Perth
WA 6151, Australia
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Nicky.Buller@agric.wa.gov.au
Microbiology Australia 34(1) 22-24 https://doi.org/10.1071/MA13007
Published: 20 March 2013
Abstract
The detection and identification of bacterial pathogens from fish and other aquatic animals presents particular challenges with regards to transportation of samples to the laboratory, knowledge of media and growth requirements, and detection of endemic or exotic pathogens. This article highlights the challenges in this specialised area of microbiology with a focus on an endemic and an exotic disease.
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