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==Diagnosis==

==Diagnosis==

'''Clinical signs''' are quite '''pathognomonic for ESC''' but '''PCR''' is used to confirm the presence of ''E. ictaluri'' in blood and tissues but other methods have been used such as '''indirect FAT (detecting antibodies)''' and '''ELISA''' test.

'''Clinical signs''' are quite '''pathognomonic for ESC''' but '''PCR''' is used to confirm the presence of ''E. ictaluri'' in blood and tissues but other methods have been used such as '''indirect FAT (detecting antibodies)''' and '''ELISA''' test.

The organism is '''slow growing''' and '''forms small, translucent, greenish colonies on Edwardsiella isolation media (EIM)''', while inhibiting Gram-positive and most Gram-negative contaminating organisms. ''E.ictaluri'' can be separated from ''E.tarda'' because it is '''indole-negative''' and '''does not produce H2S on triple sugar iron (TSI) agar'''.  

The organism is '''slow growing''' and '''forms small, translucent, greenish colonies on Edwardsiella isolation media (EIM)''', while inhibiting Gram-positive and most Gram-negative contaminating organisms. [[Edwardsiella tarda|''E.tarda'']]  can be separated from ''E.tarda'' because it is '''indole-negative''' and '''does not produce H2S on triple sugar iron (TSI) agar'''.  

==Treatment==

==Treatment==