First Isolation of Virulent <i>Tenacibaculum maritimum</i> Isolates from Diseased Orbicular Batfish (<i>Platax orbicularis</i>) Farmed in Tahiti Island

First Isolation of Virulent <i>Tenacibaculum maritimum</i> Isolates from Diseased Orbicular Batfish (<i>Platax orbicularis</i>) Farmed in Tahiti Island

The orbicular batfish (<i>Platax orbicularis</i>), also called ‘Paraha peue’ in Tahitian, is the most important marine fish species reared in French Polynesia. Sudden and widespread outbreaks of severe ‘white-patch disease’ have occurred since 2011 in batfish farms one to three weeks aft...

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Main Authors: Pierre Lopez, Denis Saulnier, Shital Swarup-Gaucher, Rarahu David, Christophe Lau, Revahere Taputuarai, Corinne Belliard, Caline Basset, Victor Labrune, Arnaud Marie, Jean François Bernardet, Eric Duchaud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
tenacibaculosis
<i>Tenacibaculum maritimum</i>
<i>Platax orbicularis</i>
aquaculture
serotyping
16S rRNA sequencing
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/11/2/131

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