Characterization of Aquimarina hainanensis isolated from diseased mud crab Scylla serrata larvae in a hatchery

• Main Authors: Yuki Midorikawa, Tomohito Shimizu, Tetsuya Sanda, Katsuyuki Hamasaki, Shigeki Dan, Mohammad Tamrin Mohamad Lal, Goshi Kato, Motohiko Sano
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: John Wiley & Sons Ltd 2020
• Subjects: SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25308/1/Characterization%20of%20Aquimarina%20hainanensis%20isolated%20from%20diseased%20mud%20crab%20Scylla%20serrata%20larvae%20in%20a%20hatchery.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25308/; https://doi.org/10.1111/jfd.13151

Mass mortality due to necrosis signs occurred in hatchery‐reared zoea stage larvae of the mud crab Scylla serrata in Okinawa, Japan, and a causative bacterium was isolated. In this study, we identified and characterized the bacterium by genome analysis, biochemical properties and pathogenicity. The...