title: Edwardsiellosis in fish: a brief review.
abstract: Edwardsiellosis is one of the most important bacterial diseases in fish. Scientific work on this disease started more than forty years ago and numerous workers around the world are continually adding to the knowledge of the disease. In spite of this, not a single article that reviews the enormous scientific data thus generated is available in the English language. This article briefly discusses some of the recent research on edwardsiellosis, describing the pathogen's interaction with the host and environment, its pathogenesis and pathology as well as diagnostic, preventive and control measures.
authors.affiliation: Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar 751 002, India.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Mohanty
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Sahoo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020594:Edwardsiella / Q000502:physiology*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D005399:Fishes / Q000382:microbiology*