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The rickettsia: an emerging group of pathogens in fish.

Piscirickettsia salmonis is the first of the previously unrecognized rickettsial pathogens of fish to be fully characterized. Since the recognition of P. salmonis in 1989, the impact of rickettsial pathogens in fish has become increasingly apparent. Growing awareness of the emergence of these fastid...

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Autores principales: Fryer, J L, Mauel, M J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1997
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2627623/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9204294
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Sumario:Piscirickettsia salmonis is the first of the previously unrecognized rickettsial pathogens of fish to be fully characterized. Since the recognition of P. salmonis in 1989, the impact of rickettsial pathogens in fish has become increasingly apparent. Growing awareness of the emergence of these fastidious intracellular organisms has led to the discovery of rickettsial diseases among diverse species of fish from different geographic locations and aquatic environments. The source, reservoir, and mode of transmission of these agents as well as appropriate methods of disease prevention and control remain to be established.