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Microflora Associated with Mucus of Charm Abalone Haliotis discus hannai
Casiano H. Choresca Jr., Dennis K Gomez, Ji Hyung Kim, Sang Phil Shin, Jee Eun Han, Se Chang Park
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Abstract
Several studies have been conducted in abalone aquaculture, however, no study has been done to isolate and identify the bacterial species found in the mucus of abalone. This paper reports the associated microflora of charm abalone Haliotis discus hannai obtained from one of the aquaculture farms in Korea. A total of 40 isolates were collected from mucus of adult and juvenile abalone. Among the bacterial species (Vibrio, Pseudomonas and Aeromonas) isolated, Vibrio alginolyticus was dominant in both juvenile (58.92%) and adult (30.43%) abalone mucus.