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'''''Renibacterium salmoninarum''''' is a '''gram positive, rod shaped, non spore forming intracellular [[Bacteria|bacterium]]''' that causes '''Bacterial Kidney Disease (BKD) in salmonid fish'''.

'''''Renibacterium salmoninarum''''' is a '''gram positive, rod shaped, non spore forming intracellular [[Bacteria|bacterium]]''' that causes '''Bacterial Kidney Disease (BKD) in salmonid fish'''.

BKD is usually a '''chronic disease''' and causes mortality in '''juvenile fish and pre-spawning adults'''. Due to its prevalence, it has a significant impact upon both farmed fish and conservation efforts in wild endangered species.<ref>Flagg, T. A., Mahnken, C. V. M., Johnson, K. A (1995) '''Captive broodstocks for recovery of Snake River sockeye salmon.''' In: Schramm ,H. L., Piper, R. G., eds. '''Uses and effects of cultured fishes in aquatic ecosystems.''' ''Bethesda, MD: American Fisheries Society, Symposium'' 15, 81-90</ref> Its production of '''chronic granulomata''' within the tissues is '''similar to that caused by [[Mycobacterium species]] in mammals.'''

BKD is usually a '''chronic disease''' and causes mortality in '''juvenile fish and pre-spawning adults'''. Due to its prevalence, it has a significant impact upon both farmed fish and conservation efforts in wild endangered species.<ref>Flagg, T. A., Mahnken, C. V. M., Johnson, K. A (1995) '''Captive broodstocks for recovery of Snake River sockeye salmon.''' In: Schramm ,H. L., Piper, R. G., eds. '''Uses and effects of cultured fishes in aquatic ecosystems.''' ''Bethesda, MD: American Fisheries Society, Symposium'' 15, 81-90</ref> Its production of '''chronic granulomata''' within the tissues is '''similar to that caused by [[Mycobacteria spp.]] in mammals.'''

This disease is not zoonotic.

This disease is not zoonotic.