The detection and antigenic nature of the causative Corynebacterium
of bacterial kidney disease and chemotherapy of this disease
in juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) were examined.
Each of 207 yearling coho salmon collected from a population
undergoing a severe epizootic of bacterial kidney disease were examined
for the presence of...
Since the isolation of the Oregon sockeye salmon virus (OSV) in
1958, extensive investigations have been undertaken to characterize
the properties of this virus. The results of these investigations
have indicated that OSV is a single-stranded RNA virus which contains
essential lipids and has a density of 1.16 gm/cm³ in...
An oral vaccine was developed for control of vibriosis
in Pacific salmon. The vaccine consists of a lyophilized
sonicate of cells of Vibrio anguillarum, the causative
agent of this disease. The preparation was incorporated
into a ration and fed to salmon in fresh water before the
fish were transported and...
Studies were directed toward the formulation of a selective
Aeromonas medium that would permit the isolation of Aeromonas
species in the presence of other common bacterial flora. The final
composition of this medium, PBG Agar, in grams per liter, is:
Bacto-peptone, 10; Bacto-beef extract, 10; glycogen, 4; NaCl, 5;
sodium...
The Oregon strain of the agent of infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) was isolated from fingerling sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) by J. L. Fryer in 1958. Before the study reported herein no other virus had been recovered from any fish population in Oregon. Therefore, in July, 1971 a survey was initiated...
Juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) were orally
immunized against the bacterium Flexibacter columnaris (formerly
Chondrococcus columnaris), the causative agent of columnaris disease
in fish, with a vaccine-food preparation containing formalin-killed
cells. Fish immunized for 1, 2, 3, and 4 months were challenged
with selected concentrations of F. columnaris by exposure...
Efficacious vaccines were developed for the control of Vibrio
anguillarum, the etiological agent of vibriosis in salmonid fish.
These bacterins can be administered either orally or parenterally.
It was determined that both formalin-killed lyophilized whole cells
and wet-packed whole cells of the organism are effective oral immunogens.
Intraperitoneal injection of...
Juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) of three transferrin
genotypes (AA, AC and CC) were experimentally infected with the
causative agent of bacterial kidney disease (BKD) and mortalities
observed. Six experimental and control groups were used:
(1) bacteria-infected + no Fe⁺³ ; (2) bacteria-infected + low Fe⁺³
levels; (3) bacteria-infected +...
The distribution in Oregon of two viruses affecting salmonid
fishes was determined by examination of hatchery and feral fish.
Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV) was isolated from fish
at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Research Laboratory,
Corvallis, Roaring River, Fort Klamath, and Wizard Falls Hatcheries.
Fish collected at...
Experiments were designed to more precisely evaluate the effects of water temperature on the progress of bacterial kidney disease ( BKD) in three species of salmonid fishes. Infections were produced by intraperitoneal injection of suspensions of the causative organism into fish held at seven temperatures ranging from 3.9 to 20.5°C....