Seventeen years of diagnostics in fish bacteriology at the School of Veterinary Medicine Hanover. Experiences, results and practical advice

The first part of this series of publications provides a review of the meth ods used in fish bacteriology at the Hanover veterinary school. In addition to sample collection techniques and cultural and biochemical examinations, methods for testing antimicrobial resistance and serological techniques ar e described. Both routine diagnostic work and specialist techniques on myco bacteria and Renibacterium salmoninarum are included together with selected results from the many years of scientific work at fish. The objective is t o provide a practical guide for the diagnosis of bacteriological diseases o f fish for interested microbiologists.