Pseudomonas alcaligenes infection and mortality in cultured Chinese sturgeon, Acipenser sinensis》.pdf

Aquaculture 446 (2015) 37–41 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Aquaculture journal homepage: www. elsevi er. com/ locate /aqua-online Pseudomonas alcaligenes infection and mortality in cultured Chinese sturgeon, Acipenser sinensis Jin Xu 1, Xianhui Zeng 1, Nan Jiang, Yong Zhou, Lingbing Zeng ⁎ Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei 430223, PR China a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis ) is a rare and endangered species, and also an important resource for the Received 16 March 2015 sturgeon aquaculture industry in China. Recently, a fatal bacterial disease occurred in farmed Chinese sturgeon. Received in revised form 9 April 2015 The clinical signs of the diseased fish were systemic blood loss and anemia. The gills were very pale with swollen Accepted 10 April 2015 and hemorrhagic gill filaments. Discrete blood spots were apparent in the oral cavity. Small petechial hemor- Available online 16 April 2015 rhages were present in pale livers and the digestive tract. Hemorrhages were also present in the kidney and Keywords: gonad. The spleen was red and swollen. Additionally, a small amount of clear ascites fluid was present in the Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis ) body cavity. A bacterial pathogen was isolated from the internal organs of diseased fish and subsequentl