Experimental induction of motile Aeromonas septicemia in channelcatfish (Icta…

Motile Aeromonas septicemia (MAS), caused by virulent clonal isolates of Aeromonas hydrophila (vAh), isemerging as a major disease in catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) aquaculture in the Southeastern United States.Predisposing conditions leading to vAh infection in catfish were however largely unknown. The objectiveof this study was to investigate factors that predispose catfish to vAh infection an…