Isolation and identification of bacteria associated with diseased tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus Linneaus) from a Taal Lake fish cage

• Main Authors: Ilagan, Y. A., Cruzate, S. M., Heralde, Francisco M., III
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 1999
• Subjects: Nile tilapia—Diseases—Philippines—Taal Lake; Pathogenic bacteria; Drug resistance in microorganisms; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/7382
• Institution: De La Salle University

Diseased tilapia samples taken from a fish cage in Taal Lake were observed to have exhibited loss of scales, fin and gill defects, pop-eye and enlargement of stomach and abdominal dropsy symptoms. High bacterial counts (6.23-6.94 x 107 cfu/ml) were recorded from samples collected in August (dry seas...