Enteric Redmouth Disease of Salmonids

Authors

G. L. Bullock, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
R. C. Cipriano, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Date of this Version

1990

Comments

Published by UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service

Abstract

Enteric redmouth disease (ERM) is a systemic bacterial infection of fishes, but is known principally for its occurrence in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss. It was first reported in the 1950's in Idaho rainbow trout and described by Rucker (1966). In recognition of that first description, the causal organism was named Yersinia ruckeri by Ewing et al. (1978).