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<FlashCard questions="7">
|q1= What bacterium causes ERM?
|a1= ''Yersinia ruckeri''
|l1= Enteric Redmouth Disease#Introduction
|q2= What morphological features does the bacterium have?
|a2=
*Gram negative
*Rod shaped
*Curved
*Seven or eight flagellae
|l2= Enteric Redmouth Disease#Introduction
|q3= What is the main predisposing factor for clinical disease?
|a3= Poor water quality
|l3= Enteric Redmouth Disease#Signalment
|q4=What age of fish are most commonly affected?
|a4= Young fish 1-5months old
|l4= Enteric Redmouth Disease#Signalment
|q5= What causes the redness of the mouth that gives the disease its name?
|a5= Subcutaneous haemorrhage.
|l5= Enteric Redmouth Disease#Clinical Signs
|q6= What signs are seen in small fry?
|a6= Often no signs are seen, only sudden mortalities
|l6= Enteric Redmouth Disease#Clinical Signs
|q7= What tissue samples and what agar should be used for culture?
|a7=
*Spleen, heart and kidney
*Tryptone soya agar supplemented with 5% blood
|l7= Enteric Redmouth Disease#Diagnosis
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