Erythrocytic inclusion body syndrome (EIBS) was artificially
established in selected stocks of juvenile fall and spring chinook
salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), chum salmon (0. keta), coho
salmon (0. kisutch), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), and rainbow
trout (0. mykiss). Adult spring chinook salmon were also
artificially infected with the EIBS virus. Adult...
Detection and treatment of bacterial kidney disease (BKD)
was investigated. Experiments were conducted to evaluate the
quantitative, fluorescent antibody technique (QFAT) that is used
to detect, identify, and quantify both typical and 'bar form'
Renibacterium salmoninarum cells. Smears of kidney tissue from
naturally and artificially infected salmonids, both with and...