| identification of vibrio harveyi as a causative bacterium for a tail rot disease of sea bream sparus aurata from research hatchery in malta. | a bacterial disease was reported from gilthead sea bream (sparus aurata) within a hatchery environment in malta. symptoms included complete erosion of tail, infection in the eye, mucous secretion and frequent mortality. a total of 540 strains were initially isolated in marine agar from different infected body parts and culture water sources. subsequently 100 isolates were randomly selected, identified biochemically and all were found to be vibrio harveyi-related organisms; finally from 100 isola ... | 2010 | 20129765 |