Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus (IPNV) - Fróðskaparsetur Føroya

7 Perspective
The harvesting plant was situated in fjord A, when we took our samples. It would be
interesting to examine the processing plant again after the moving of the harvesting plant to
fjord B, to see if possible L. monocytogenes findings would be similar to the ones we found in
fjord A, or if we would find another type, more similar to the one found in fjord B in the
seawater samples. Our samples suggest that the L. monocytogenes serotypes found in fjord A
and B are different. Fjord B bacteria were most comparable to serotype 4b, whereas the L.
monocytogenes found in fjord A were most likely serotype 1/2a.
In further tests rivers should also be examined to establish if they are a possible contamination
source for the L. monocytogenes found in the seawater. Fish feed should also be examined for
L. monocytogenes to rule out the feed as a contamination source to the marine aquacultures.
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