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. 2014 Aug 7;15(8):13663–13680. doi: 10.3390/ijms150813663

Table 2.

Bacterial pathogens identified in the WHT and WLT samples from the FASFL.

Bacterial Pathogen a Disease Source RAS (%) b
Environment Main Hosts WHT WLT
Aeromonas hydrophila Motile aeromonads septicaemia, cholangitis Freshwater, brackish water, biosolid Catfish, carp, trout, eel, sturgeon, tilapia, bass 0.0109 0.0054
Aeromonas caviae Speticaemia, gastroenteritis, cholangitis Freshwater, brackish water, soil, biosolid, agricultural products, Fish, shrimp, frog, soft-shelled turtle 0.0054 0
Aeromonas veronii Speticaemia, gastroenteritis, cholangitis Freshwater, biosolid Human, mosquitos, leeches 0 0.0054
Bacillus anthracis Anthrax Natural and processed water sources, sewage, biosolid Human 0.0054 0.0054
Flavobacterium johnsoniae False columnaris Natural water sources, fish cultures Barramundi 0 0.0054
Mycobacterium avium Mycobacterium avium complex Natural water sources, soil, biosolid Human, farm animals, birds 0.0054 0
Mycobacterium fortuitum Osteomyelitis River, lake, tap water, soil, dust, biosolid Human, cattle, frog, other animals 0.0217 0.0163
Mycobacterium marinum Mycobacteriosis Natural water sources, fish cultures Atlantic salmo, Seabass, turbot 0.0054 0
Serratia marcescens Conjunctivitis, keratitis, endophthalmitis, tear duct infections Natural water sources, soil, biosolid Human, plants, animals 0 0.0109
Pseudomonas anguilliseptica Pseudomonadiasis, Winter disease Natural water sources, fish cultures Human, seabream, eel, turbot, ayu 0.0163 0.0109
Vibrio cholerae Vibriosis Natural water sources, fish cultures, biosolid Human, croaker fish, puffer fish, grouper, cod, shrimp, big-scale sand smelt, flounder, abalone, seabream, salmon, sweetfish, sheatfish, catfish 0 0.0054

a The bacterial pathogens were reported in literature [35,36,37]; b Relative abundance of sequence.