Journal
JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES
Volume 43, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13135
Keywords
bacillary necrosis of Pangasianodon; cohabitation challenge; Edwardsiella ictaluri; immersion challenge; Pangasianodon hypophthalmus
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A bacterial infectivity challenge model of Edwardsiella ictaluri in striped catfish was developed. All experiments were conducted using a bacterial isolate of E. ictaluri that had been recovered during a natural outbreak of bacillary necrosis of Pangasianodon (BNP) in farmed striped catfish Pangasianodon hypophthalmus in Vietnam. Time of immersion in 10(7) CFU.ml(-1) had a significant effect on mortality. The immersion bacterial dose of 10(7) CFU/ml for 30 s resulted in a cumulative percentage mortality of 63%. Three to four days post-bacterial challenge, fish showed gross clinical signs of natural BNP and E. ictaluri was recovered and identified from these fish. Moreover, a cohabitation challenge was evaluated as an alternative challenge method, although the mortalities among the infected fish were lower at around 15%-40%. This study confirmed the horizontal transmission of E. ictaluri in striped catfish and elucidated that cohabitation challenge could be used in reproducing the disease under controlled conditions.
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