Identification and florfenicol-treatment of pseudomonas putida infection in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) fed on tilapia-trash-feed

Table 3 Experimental design and mortality rate in S. aurata fingerlings IP challenged with P. putida isolated from tilapia-trach-feed. (mean ± SE, n = 3)

Groups	Inoculum concentration (CFU/Fish)	Fish No./ group	Dead fish No.	Fish mortality (%)
1 (Control)	Normal saline	30	0	0.0 ± 0.00 c
2	5 × 10⁶	30	2	6.7 ± 3.33 bc
3	5 × 10⁷	30	6	20.0 ± 5.77 b
4	5 × 10⁸	30	18	60.0 ± 5.77 a

Control: non-infected non-treated
Means in the same column having different letters are significantly differed at P < 0.05.

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