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|q1= What family of bacteria does ''Edwardsiella tarda'' belong to?
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''Enterobacteriaceae''
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|l1= Edwardsiella tarda #Introduction
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|q2= What type of bacteria is ''E. tarda'' ?
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*Gram negative
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*Small , straight rod
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*With peritrichous flagella
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|l2= Edwardsiella tarda #Introduction
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|q3= What species does ''E. tarda'' infect?
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*Freshwater and marine fishes
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*Reptiles and amphibians
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*Mammals
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|l3= Edwardsiella tarda #Introduction
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|q4= What diseases do they cause in fish?
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*Fish gangrene (emphysematous putrefactive disease of catfish)
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*Red disease in eels
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|l4= Edwardsiella tarda#Introduction
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|q5= What are the major clinical signs in fish?
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*Haemorrhaging of the body cavity, muscle, and organs including liver and kidneys and skin petechiation
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*Loss of balance,  bursts of abnormal activity, and increased food consumption.
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|l5= Edwardsiella tarda #Clinical Signs
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|q6= Is ''E.tarda'' considered to be zoonotic?
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Yes- it causes diarrhoea, gastroenteritis and can cause typhoid-like illness, peritonitis with sepsis, cellulitis and meningitis in humans.
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|l6= Edwardsiella tarda #Clinical Signs
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|q7= What colour is ''E.tarda'' on isolated on brain–heart infusion (BHI) agar or trypton soya agar (TSA)?
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Small, round, convex transparent colonies.
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|l7= Edwardsiella tarda #Diagnosis
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|q8= What methods are used to diagnose ''E.tarda''?
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*ELISA
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*Indirect FAT
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*Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP)
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|l8= Edwardsiella tarda #Diagnosis
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|q9= What colour are ''E. tarda'' colonies on Edwardsiella isolation media (EIM)?
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* Small green colonies with black centres
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|l9= Edwardsiella ictaluri #Diagnosis
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|q9= What can  ''E.tarda'' be treated with ?
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*Sulfadimethoxine
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*Methoprim
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*Oxytetracycline
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|l9= Edwardsiella tarda#Treatment
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|q10= What type of vaccines are available?
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*Formalin-killed whole cells (FKC)
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*Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) culture filtrates
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*Whole cell bacterins vaccines
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|l10= Edwardsiella tarda#Control
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