Species/Subspecies: | Renibacterium salmoninarum | ||||||||
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Category: | Notifiable diseases and bacteria | ||||||||
Etymology: | Genus name: bacterium of th kidney Species epithet: from salmonid fishes | ||||||||
Significance: | [Of minor importance] | ||||||||
Taxonomy: | Class Actinomycetia Order Micrococcales Family Micrococcaceae Genus Renibacterium |
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Type Strain: | Lea-1-74 = ATCC 33209. | ||||||||
Macromorphology (smell): | Medium sized (3-4 mm in diameter) and pale creamy yellow colonies | ||||||||
Micromorphology: | Small (0.5 x 1.0 mm) rod | ||||||||
Gram +/Gram -: | G+ | ||||||||
Metabolism: | Aerobic | ||||||||
Catalase/Oxidase: | +/- | ||||||||
Spec. Char.: | Optimal growth temperature: 15-18°C | ||||||||
Disease: | Bacterial kidney disease (BKD) |
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Hosts: | Salmonid fishes | ||||||||
Clinical Picture: | The fish is dark, has swollen belly and bulging eyes. | ||||||||
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Taxonomy/phylogeny:
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The genus Renibacterium is composed of only one species, which is related to the genera Dermatophilus and Micrococcus. | ||||||||
Comment: | BKD is a notifyable disease in Sweden | ||||||||
Reference(s): | No. 26 | ||||||||
Updated: | 2023-03-02 |
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