Table 1 Bacteria used to test specificity and sensitivity of F. psychrophilum specific rpoC primers
Taxon | No. of isolates investigated | Origin |
|---|---|---|
Flavobacterium branchiophilum | 1 | (France) |
F. aquatile | 1 | (France) |
F. aquidurense | 1 | DSM18293 |
F. columnare | 2 | (France) (USA) |
F. frigidimaris | 1 | (France) |
F. frixellicola | 1 | (France) |
F. hercynium | 1 | DSM18292 |
F. hydatis | 1 | DSM2063 |
F. johnsoniae | 1 | (France) |
F. limicola | 1 | DSM15094 |
F. pectinovorum | 1 | DSM6368 |
F. psychrolimnae | 1 | (France) |
F. psychrophilum | 100 | DSM3660 and isolates from BTF, BTL and RT |
F. succinicans | 1 | DSM4002 |
Flavobacterium spp. | 88 | Water, tank swab and fish isolates from BTF and RT |
Chryseobacterium spp. | 17 | Water and tank swabs |
Other Aquatic Bacteria | 11 | Water, swab and fish isolates from BTF BTL and RT |