Description of Vibrio alginolyticus Infection in Cultured Sepia officinalis, Sepia apama, and Sepia pharaonis

Cuttlefish of the genus Sepia have been cultured at the Marine Resources Center (MRC) of the Marine Biological Laboratory since 1992. The objectives presented by Sangster and Smolowitz is to identify common causes of morbidity and mortality in the cuttlefish populations maintained at the MRC, and to describe the histological appearance of those lesions. The results show that V. alginolyticus is a pathogen of significance in sepoids cultured at the MRC and is therefore likely to be present in the facility's seawater supply.