Threat To Cod Fisheries: Pathogenic Bacterium Identified In Cod
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 16:57
in Biology & Nature
Farmed cod have recently been hit by a serious disease caused by an unknown bacterium. The bacterium has now been identified, and called Francisella philomiragia noatunensis. The disease caused by the bacterium is now called francisellosis and is listed in the national disease register and regulated under the terms of the Norwegian Food Act.