Rickettsia-like organism infecting juvenile sea-bass Dicentrarchus labrax

Type Article
Date 1996
Language English
Author(s) Comps Michel, Raymond J. C., Plassiart G. N.
Source Bull. Eur. Ass. Fish Pathol. (European Association of Fish Pathologists (EAFP)), 1996 , Vol. 16 , N. 1 , P. 30-32
Keyword(s) Pathology, Dicentrarchus labrax, Sea Bass, Rickettsia like
Abstract High levels of mortalities (20%) associated with abnormal swimming have been observed in farmed juveniles of seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax, in Mediterranean coast, southern France. Histopathology was obvious in the brain with nervOUS
tissue necrosis and the presence of ceUs containing basophilic granules corresponding to smaU coccoid organisms. Ultrastructural examination revealed these organisms were rickettsia-like organisms morphologicaUy close to Piscirickettsia salmonis
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Comps Michel, Raymond J. C., Plassiart G. N. (1996). Rickettsia-like organism infecting juvenile sea-bass Dicentrarchus labrax. Bull. Eur. Ass. Fish Pathol., 16(1), 30-32. Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/6158/