Edwardsiella ictaluri – NBRC 105724

Edwardsiella ictaluri

Edwardsiella ictaluri

NBRC No. NBRC 105724
Scientific Name of this Strain Edwardsiella ictaluri Hawke et al. 1981
Synonymous Name
Type Strain type
Accepted Date 2009/03/27
Isolated Year
Deposited Year 2007
History GTC 01340 <- ATCC 33202 <- J.P. Hawke
Other Culture Collection No. ATCC 33202=CIP 81.96=CCUG 18764=GTC 01340=DSM 13697=NCTC 12122
Other No. CDC 1976-78=GA 77-52
Rehydration Fluid 954
Medium 954  802
Cultivation Temp. 30 C
Cultivation Oxygen Relationship
Source of Isolation channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus
Locality of Source Georgia
Country of Origin USA
Biosafety Level L1*
Applications
Mating Type
Genetic Marker
Plant Quarantine No.
Animal Quarantine No.
Herbarium No.
Restriction
Comment
References 5534
Sequences 16S rDNA
Shipping as Glass ampoule (L-dried)

Edwardsiella ictaluri (also known as Enteric Septicaemia of Catfish, Hole in the Head Disease, and ESC) is a member of the Enterobacteriaceae family. The bacterium is a short, gram negative, pleomorphic rod with flagella. It causes the disease enteric septicaemia of catfish (ESC), which infects a variety of fish species (including many catfish species, knifefish and barbs). The bacteria can cause either acute septicaemia or chronic encephalitis in infected fish. Outbreaks normally occur in spring and autumn. E. ictaluri can be found in Asia and the United States, being of particular economic importance in the U.S. It is not a zoonosis.