Bacterial flora of hemolymph from red swamp crawfish, Procambarus clarkii (Girard), from commercial ponds
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-15-1986
Abstract
Bacteria were present in the hemolymph of 41% (664 of 1560) of crawfish sampled from commercial crawfish ponds. Bacterial genera isolated included Acinetobacter, Aeromonas, Arthrobacter, Bacillus, Corynebacterium, Flavobacterium, Pseudomonas, and Vibrio. Bacterial incidence correlated positively with chlorophyll a and bottom water temperature. Statistical analysis of the data indicated a highly significant correlation between bacterial incidence and temperature (P ≥ 0.01), with bacterial incidence increasing significantly when temperatures exceeded 24°C and with bacterial numbers within individual crawfish increasing significantly when temperatures exceeded 28°C. © 1986.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Aquaculture
First Page
161
Last Page
165
Recommended Citation
Scott, J., & Thune, R. (1986). Bacterial flora of hemolymph from red swamp crawfish, Procambarus clarkii (Girard), from commercial ponds. Aquaculture, 58 (3-4), 161-165. https://doi.org/10.1016/0044-8486(86)90081-5