| host-specific association between flavobacterium columnare genomovars and fish species. | a total of 90 flavobacterium columnare isolates were recovered from predominant wild fish species in the mobile river, alabama, usa. isolates were identified and confirmed by fatty acid methyl ester analysis and specific pcr amplification. genomovar ascription was performed using 16s-restriction fragment length polymorphism (rflp) analysis. the majority of genomovar i isolates were recovered from threadfin shad while genomovar ii isolates came from catfish (including channel and blue catfish). a ... | 2007 | 17706907 |