Journal name |
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (IJESE) |
Publication year |
2012 |
Auther |
Mohamed A. A. Abd El-Galil1 and Mahmoud Hashiem2 |
Tenacibaculosis is a serious bacterial disease known to affect many
species of marine fish such as Rhinecanthus assasi (Picasso
Trigger fish), Neoglyphieodon meles (Black damsel fish) and
Cheilinuslunu latus (Broomtail wrasse). Tenacibaculum maritimum
pathogen was recovered from ulcers, livers and spleens of
clinically diseased fishes from coral reef in the marine site off the
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF) at
Hurghada, Egypt. The obtained isolates were identified as T.
maritmum by the morphological and biochemical characterization.
The prevalence ratio of Tenacibaculosis among the clinically
diseased Black damsel, Picasso Trigger and Broomtail wrasse
fishes were 14.3, 13.3 and 19.4% respectively. The highest
prevalence levels of the disease in the investigated clinically
diseased Black damsel, Picasso Trigger and Broomtail wrasse
fishes reached 20, 16.7 and 28.6% during winter and the lowest
was during summer (0%). Also, FMM and Huso-Shotts media
were the most effective media for the recovery of T. maritimum
from diseased fish followed by MA and trypticas soya agar media