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Table 2 Occurrence of the different bacteria on Nile tilapia and Catfish farms

From: Occurrence and antibiotic susceptibility of fish bacteria isolated from Oreochromis niloticus (Nile tilapia) and Clarias gariepinus (African catfish) in Uganda

Bacteria species

Occurrence n (%)

Nile tilapia farms (n = 39)

Catfish farms (n = 9)

Overall (n = 48)

Aeromonas hydrophila

18 (46.2)

3 (33.3)

21 (43.8)

Aeromonas sobria

7 (17.9)

3 (33.3)

10 (20.8)

Edwardsiella tarda

3 (7.7)

1 (11.1)

4 (8.3)

Flavobacterium spp

2 (5.1)

0 (0.00)

2 (4.2)

Streptococcus spp.

3 (7.7)

0 (0.00)

3 (6.3)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

2 (5.1)

0 (0.00)

2 (4.2)

Pseudomonas fluorescens

5 (12.8)

0 (0.00)

5 (10.4)

Vibrio cholerae

5 (12.8)

0 (0.00)

5 (10.4)

Ralstonia picketti

1 (2.6)

0 (0.00)

1 (2.1)

Comamonas testosteroni

4 (10.3)

0 (0.00)

4 (8.3)

Citrobacter freundii

2 (5.1)

0 (0.00)

2 (4.2)

Plesiomonas shigelloides

11 (28.2)

1 (11.1)

12 (25.0)

Chryseobacterium indoligenes

5 (12.8)

1 (11.1)

6 (12.5)

Pseudomonas stutzeri

1 (2.6)

0 (0.00)

1 (2.1)

Burkholderia cepacia

1 (2.6)

0 (0.00)

1 (2.1)

Klebsiella spp.

2 (5.1)

0 (0.00)

2 (4.2)

Serratia marcescens

2 (5.1)

0 (0.00)

2 (4.2)

Proteus spp.

3 (7.7)

0 (0.00)

3 (6.3)

Unidentified bacteria

7 (17.9)

5 (55.6)

12 (25.0)

  1. The table shows the numbers and percentages of Nile tilapia and Catfish farms from where the corresponding bacteria were isolated