Table 3 Pathogens detected by polymerase chain reaction in imported finfish sampled from February to July 2016 (5 fish/group)
From: Introduction of bacterial and viral pathogens from imported ornamental finfish in South Korea
Fish sample | Pathogen | Number of pathogen-positive fish (or group)/total fish sampled by month | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
February | March | April | May | June | July | ||
Ocellaris clownfish | V. harveyi | 1 fish/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 |
P. damselae | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 1 fish/10 | 0/10 | |
V. vulnificus | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 1 fish/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | |
Pearlscale goldfish | Y. ruckeri | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 1 group/10 | 1 group/10 |
Sutchi catfish | L. garvieae | 0/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | 1 group/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 |
ECV | 0/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | 2 groups/20 | 0/20 | 0/20 | |
Lemon damsel | L. garvieae | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 1 group/10 |
V. alginolyticus | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 1 fish/10 | 1 fish/10 | |
V. vulnificus | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 1 fish/10 | |
Pearl-spot chromis | V. anguillarum | 1 fish/3 | 0/3 | 0 /10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 |
V. vulnificus | 0/3 | 0/3 | 1 fish/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | |
Caerulean damsel | V. vulnificus | 0/5 | 0/5 | 1 fish/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 1 fish/10 |
P. damselae | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 1 fish/10 | |
Colored carp | Y. ruckeri | 0/5 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 2 groups/10 |
Mandarin fish | V. harveyi | 0/5 | 0/5 | 2 fish/10 | 0/10 | – | – |
Whitetail dascyllus | – | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 |
Nile tilapia | – | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 |