Molecular Serogroup Analysis of Flavobacterium Psychrophilum in US Fish, 1981-2021

320 Flavobacterium psychrophilum isolates from 12 fish species and 1 hybrid across 17 US states were analyzed using a multiplex PCR molecular serogrouping scheme. The data, collected from 1981 to 2021, reveals serovariation and associations between bacterial serogroups and host fish species. This dataset was created by Sean M. G. Lennox and provides a foundation for vaccine research and epidemiological clarification.

Use Cases

• Identify associations between bacterial serogroups and host fish species based on the described positive and negative associations.
• Investigate regional variation in the distribution of Flavobacterium psychrophilum molecular serogroups across the USA.
• Study evidence of vertical transmission in hatchery environments by pairing this serogroup data with multilocus sequence typing (MLST) data.
• Support vaccine research for bacterial coldwater disease (BCWD) and rainbow trout fry syndrome (RTFS) based on serogroup prevalence.

Strengths

• Includes 320 bacterial isolates, providing a substantial sample size for analysis.
• Covers a long temporal range from 1981 to 2021, enabling longitudinal insights.
• Spatially diverse, with isolates originating from 17 US states.
• Analyzes isolates from 12 fish species and 1 hybrid, offering broad host species coverage.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is small (84.3 KB), indicating limited scope and likely summary-level data.

Provenance

Source

Sean M. G. Lennox via figshare.

Collection Method

Multiplex polymerase chain reaction molecular serogrouping scheme applied to bacterial isolates.

Time Range

1981 to 2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 05:10:11; freshness should be verified.

Geography

17 US states