Isolation and pathogenicity of pathogens from skin ulceration disease and viscera ejection syndrome of the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus

• Published in: Aquaculture Vol. 287; no. 1; pp. 18 - 27
• Main Authors: Deng, Huan, He, Chongbo, Zhou, Zunchun, Liu, Chang, Tan, Kefei, Wang, Nianbin, Jiang, Bei, Gao, Xianggang, Liu, Weidong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.02.2009; Amsterdam: Elsevier Science; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animal aquaculture; animal pathogenic bacteria; Animal productions; antimicrobial agents; Apostichopus japonicus; Arthrobacter protophormiae; bacterial infections; Biological and medical sciences; Echinodermata; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; Holothurioidea; Holothuroidea; Invertebrates; Marine; Pathogen; pathogen identification; Pathogenicity; Photobacterium; ribosomal DNA; Sea cucumber; sequence analysis; skin diseases; Skin ulceration disease; Staphylococcus; Vibrio; Viscera ejection syndrome; Pathogenicity; Sea cucumber; Viscera ejection syndrome; Skin ulceration disease; Pathogen; Apostichopus japonicus; Skin disease; Echinodermata; Syndrome; Holothuroidea; Pathogenic; Invertebrata; Ulceration; Aquaculture

The diseases of cultured sea cucumber have been the bottle-neck for the sustainable development of sea cucumber ( Apostichopus japonicus) cultivation in China. Two diseases that occurred from 2004 and caused mass mortalities of sea cucumbers are still prevalent in Liaoning and Shandong provinces in...