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DOI :10.26650/EurJBiol.2019.0027   IUP :10.26650/EurJBiol.2019.0027    Full Text (PDF)

Isolation, Identification and Pathogenicity of Flavobacterium columnare SGM4 in Catfish Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus 1758)

Sudeshna Sarker, Thangapalam Jawahar Abraham

Objective: This study assessed the pathogenicity of Flavobacterium columnare isolated from the gill-rot of catfish, Clarias batrachus in West Bengal, India. Materials and Methods: The diseased catfish were examined as per standard laboratory practices. F. columnare SGM4 was identified based on the morphological, phenotypic and genotypic characterization. Abrasion-immersion and agar-disc diffusion methods were followed to assess the pathogenicity and antibiotic sensitivity of F. columnare, respectively. Results: The diseased catfish had white gills, tail rot, body discolouration, saddle-back, peeled skin, emaciation, and inflamed kidney. The yellow-pigmented rhizoid colonies from the gills of catfish were identified as F. columnare. Phylogenetically, F. columnare SGM4 branched with F. columnare strains. In abrasion-immersion challenge experiments, F. columnare SGM4 induced considerable mortalities (45%) in C. batrachus at 7.2 x 10⁶ cells/mL at 24-30 °C. In challenged catfish, it caused cutaneous lesions, tail rot, white patches on the gills and degeneration of internal organs. F. columnare strains were highly sensitive to broad-spectrum antibiotics except for sulphafurazole. Conclusion: Adoption of good nursery practices and appropriate health management measures would help to minimize the development and spread of columnaris disease.

Keywords: Clarias batrachus, Gill-rot, Flavobacterium columnare, Pathogenicity, Antibiotic susceptibility

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Sarker, S., & Abraham, T.J. (2019). Isolation, Identification and Pathogenicity of Flavobacterium columnare SGM4 in Catfish Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus 1758). European Journal of Biology, 78(2), 139-146. https://doi.org/10.26650/EurJBiol.2019.0027


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Sarker S, Abraham TJ. Isolation, Identification and Pathogenicity of Flavobacterium columnare SGM4 in Catfish Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus 1758). European Journal of Biology [Internet]. 8 Nov. 2024 [cited 8 Nov. 2024];78(2):139-146. Available from: https://doi.org/10.26650/EurJBiol.2019.0027 doi: 10.26650/EurJBiol.2019.0027


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Submitted17.09.2019
Accepted21.11.2019
Published Online06.12.2019

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