A tentative survey on selected marine fish farms was undertaken to delineate the extent to which infections with Staphylococcus species occur in Turkish aquaculture systems. To determine the presence and the distribution of fish pathogenic staphylococci, representative farm types such as marine cages as well as inland pond farms working with saline‐ground water and a large hatchery were selected. Field sampling was performed in a total of 13 commercial fish farms that are located in the most‐popular aquaculture sites of Turkey. Samples were taken between October 2013 and August 2014. Almost all size classes of the most commonly marine cultured fish species in Turkey were investigated, including Dicentrarchus labrax, Sparus aurata, Argyrosomus regius, Diplodus puntazzo, Dentex dentex, Onchorhynchus mykiss and Salmo labrax. After a visual check, specimens with various clinical signs were sampled for bacteriological and histopathological investigations. Mixed infections of staphylococci along with Vibrio and Aeromonas representatives were detected in Dicentrarchus labrax, Sparus aurata and Diplodus puntazzo samples obtained from 7 farms. The following pathogens were identified: Staphylococcus. epidermidis, S. aureus, S. capitis subsp. capitis, S. lentus, S. hominis subsp. hominis and S. sciuri subsp. sciuri. Main clinical and histopathological effects of the infections in fishes were revealed. The pathogenicity of some isolates was confirmed with in vivo pathogenicity assay and SDS‐PAGE analysis.

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土耳其海水养殖中葡萄球菌感染发生情况的初步调查（2013-1014）

对选定的海水鱼养殖场进行了一项初步调查，以描绘土耳其水产养殖系统中葡萄球菌感染的程度。为了确定鱼类致病性葡萄球菌的存在和分布，选择了具有代表性的养殖场类型，例如海水网箱以及使用盐水地下水和大型孵化场的内陆池塘养殖场。在位于土耳其最受欢迎的水产养殖场的总共13个商业养鱼场中进行了现场采样。在2013年10月至2014年8月之间取样。对土耳其最常见的海水养殖鱼类的几乎所有大小类别进行了调查，包括Dicentrarchus labrax，Sparus aurata，瑞吉（Argyrosomus regius），双翅目（Diplodus puntazzo），齿突齿（Dentex dentex），ch（Onchorhynchus mykiss）和柳鲑（Salmo labrax）。目视检查后，对具有各种临床体征的标本进行采样，以进行细菌学和组织病理学研究。沿着葡萄球菌的混合感染弧菌和单胞菌中检测到的代表粗养，金头鲷和Diplodus puntazzo样品从7个农场获得。确定了以下病原体：金黄色葡萄球菌。表皮，金黄色葡萄球菌，Cap.subitis。Capitis，S.lentus，S.hominis亚种。人型支原体和松鼠葡萄球菌亚种。sciuri。揭示了鱼类感染的主要临床和组织病理学作用。通过体内致病性测定和SDS-PAGE分析确认了某些分离株的致病性。