Infection of coloured fish by staphylococcus epidermidis

ABSTRACT

Staphylococcus epidermidis showed 14.4% the percentage of infection in coloured fish. The clinical signs and pathological alteration associated with these bacterial infection were in form of ascitic fluid in abdominal muscle wall, eye damage-exophthalmia and ulcers. Induction of experimental infection by these isolates to determine their pathogenicity to Tilapia sp, Catfish, Guppyfish and Veiltailgoldfish were undertaken