Some biochemical properties and antibiotic sensitivities of Pasteurella piscidda isolated in Greece and comparison with strains from Japan, France and Italy

Abstract

The biochemical properties and antibiotic sensitivity patterns of 13 Pasteurella piscicida isolates from Greece are described and compared with 10 Japanese and five European (Italian and French) isolates. Morphologically and biochemically, all isolates of P. piscicida tested were nearly identical and only minor differences could be detected with reference to the level of acid production from sugars (especially from glucose). Greek, Italian and French isolates showed similar antibiotic sensitivity patterns, being resistant to erythromycin, kanamycin and streptomycin, and sensitive to most of the other antibiotics tested. Resistance was also demonstrated for some isolates towards the potentiated sulphonamides. The Japanese isolates appeared to be resistant to a larger range of antibiotics including erythromycin, kanamycin, streptomycin, oxolinic acid, oxytetracycline and chloramphenicol. Multiple resistance of Japanese strains was also noted. These results are discussed in the hght of future measures for the control of pasteurellosis.

Application of AFLP for taxonomic and epidemiological studies of Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida.

“…In 1990, Pasteurella piscicida, for the first time, became a threat to the Southern European fish farm industry. In several countries of the Mediterranean area, including France (Baudin Laurencin et al, 1991), Italy (Ceschia et al, 1991), Spain (Toranzo et al, 1991), Greece (Bakopoulos et al, 1995), Portugal (Baptista et al, 1996), Turkey (Candan et al, 1996), Malta (Bakopoulos et al, 1997), Israel (Bakopoulos et al, 1997b) and Croatia (Oraic et al, 1998) pathogen was responsible for severe outbreaks of pasteurellosis in cultured populations of sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and sea bream (Sparus aurata).…”

Phenotypic characterization of the marine pathogen Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida

“…Until recently, Europe was considered to be free of fish pasteurellosis. However, in 1990 several outbreaks of fish pasteurellosis occurred in cultured populations of sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and sea bream (Sparus aurata) in different European countries including France (Baudin Laurencin et al, 1991), Italy (Ceschia et al, 1991), Spain (Toranzo et al, 1991) Greece (Bakopoulos et al, 1995), Portugal (Baptista et al, 1996), Turkey (Candan et al, 1996), and Malta (Bakopoulos et al, 1997). Pasteurellosis continues to be a serious problem in the intensive culture of different fish species in the Mediterranean Sea and Japan.…”

Bacteria Isolated From Diseased Wild and Farmed Marine Fish in Greece

“…Also the incidence of diseases and the number and types of bacterial pathogens have been well documented in farmed fish species, such as salmonids and turbot. However, for farmed and wild fish species in Greece the number and type of bacteria associated with pathology have been described sporadically (Athanassopoulou et al, 1999;Bakopoulos et al, 1995;Varvarigos 1997;Yiagnisis et al, 1999Yiagnisis et al, , 2007. The purpose of this chapter is to give an accurate, as possible, description of the main bacterial pathogens isolated from farmed and wild fish in Greece and to give information of their occurrence in relation to age and season.…”