Optimized infection models with Flavobacterium psychrophilum

Summary

Conclusions regarding infection models with Flavobacterium psychrophilum are given.
Intraperioneal injection challenge with this bacterium is highly reproducible, whereas the outcome of a bath infection challenge is depending on the stressor used in connection with the bath challenge. In general both mortalities as well as level of reproducibility is much lower compared to the intraperitoneal injection challenge.