Renibacterium salmoninarum antigen was detected in the kidney of migrating chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) using the indirect dot blot assay and indirect fluorescent antibody test. The adult chum salmon had migrated into a bay in which cultured coho salmon infected with R. salmoninarum were present. Antigen was detected in 5% of the chum salmon although they did not have clinical signs of bacterial kidney disease (BKD). This report describes the first case of R. salmoninarum antigen detection among wild chum salmon populations in eastern Asia.
How to translate text using browser tools
1 January 1992
Detection of Renibacterium salmoninarum Antigen in Migrating Adult Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) in Japan
Masahiro Sakai,
Shizuo Atsuta,
Masanori Kobayashi
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 28 • No. 1
January 1992
Vol. 28 • No. 1
January 1992
BKD
case report
chum salmon
coho salmon
Renibacterium salmoninarum