Furunculosis and other diseases caused by Aeromonas salmonicida

摘要: Abstract : Furunculosis is a generalized internal infection prevalent in trout and salmon. The disease was first described Germany 1894 named for the large raised lesion called furuncle (Fig. 1) seen chronic disease. bacterium causing Aeromonas salmonicida. For many years it believed that A. salmonicida infected only salmon trout, but variants of have now been found to cause goldfish ulcer disease, carp erythrodermatitis, infections some marine fishes.