Characterization of Novel Flavobacterium spp. Involved in the Mortality of Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchuskisutch) in their Early Life Stages

Faisal M^1,2*, TP Loch¹, M Fujimoto³, SA Woodiga³, AE Eissa⁶, DC Honeyfield⁴, M Wolgamood⁵, ED Walker³ and TL Marsh³

¹Department of Pathobiology & Diagnostic Investigation, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA

²Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA

³Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Natural Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA

⁴US Geological Survey, Northern Appalachian Research Laboratory, 176 Straight Run Road, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania 16901, USA

⁵Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 34270 County Road 652, Mattawan, Michigan 49071, USA

⁶Department of Fish Diseases and Management, Cairo University, Giza, 12211, Egypt