Fernández A I, Pérez M J, Rodríguez L A, Nieto T P
Departamento de Biología Fundamental, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Vigo, Orense, Spain.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1995 May;61(5):2010-2. doi: 10.1128/aem.61.5.2010-2012.1995.
Eleven strains of Aeromonas salmonicida were passaged twice by intraperitoneal injection through rainbow trout and reisolated from the kidney of moribund fish. The surface characteristics and virulence of the strains changed following passage through fish. None of the in vitro tests used could effectively predict the in vivo virulence.