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. 1968 Dec;16(12):1901–1906. doi: 10.1128/am.16.12.1901-1906.1968

Characteristics of Myxobacteria Isolated from the Surface of Freshwater Fish1

R E Pacha 1, Sook Porter 1
PMCID: PMC547793  PMID: 16349828

Abstract

A study was made of 32 nonpathogenic myxobacterial isolates obtained from a variety of fish taken in the Pacific Northwest. Morphological, cultural, biochemical, and serological studies were carried out on these strains. All were found to be members of the genus Cytophaga. Two myxobacterial strains pathogenic to fish were also included in this study for comparative purposes. These pathogenic organisms were found to be culturally and physiologically similar to some of the nonpathogenic strains. Antiserum against the pathogenic species, however, showed no cross agglutination when tested against the other myxobacterial isolates. As a result, serological procedures appear promising as a rapid means for distinguishing pathogenic myxobacteria from one another and from saprophytic myxobacteria commonly found on fish.

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