Research Article

The Pathogenicity of Shewanella algae and Ability to Tolerate a Wide Range of Temperatures and Salinities

Table 1

Incidence of Shewanella algae in aquaculture samples.

LocationSources of sampleGenus speciesTotal no. of samplesNo. yielding Shewanella algae

TaiTungAbalone (cultured)Haliotis diversicolor62
YilanAbalone (cultured)Haliotis diversicolor120
YunLinOyster (cultured)Crassostrea angulate121
ChiaYiOyster (cultured)Crassostrea angulate62
KaoHsiungOyster (cultured)Crassostrea angulate62
TaichungOyster (Fish market)Crassostrea angulate62
PingTungOyster (cultured)Crassostrea angulate64
YunLinClam (cultured)Geloina erosa121
KaoHsiungClam (cultured)Meretrix lusoria63
ChiaYiClam (cultured)Meretrix lusoria60
PingTungClam (cultured)Perna viridis62
Total number8419
Isolation rate (%)23