| Main Ref: | 194 |
| Disease type: | Bacterial diseases |
| Disease name: | Epitheliocystis |
| Other names: | Chlamydial Infections of fish |
| Caus. agent: | Chlamydia sp. |
| Group: |
| Part of body and/or behavior affected by disease: | ||
| Skins and/or fins | Belly | Swimming behavior |
| Gills | Anus | Other behavior |
| Eyes | Viscera Afflicted | Other symptoms |
| Fish affected: | Diff. spec. | |
| Symptoms: | Knots on skin and/or gills: 0.8 mm in diameter. Also a cysts in the gill filaments can be seen and may appear as transparent white to yellow capsules (Ref. 48851). The diseases causes severe erosion of the gills resulting in difficulty in breathing (Ref. 045600). | |
| Treatments: | Unknown. | |
| Prophylaxis: | Unknown. | |
| Remarks: | Host respond is limited with little or no mortality (Ref. 48851). | |
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