The genetic diversity of African pigs, whether domestic or wild has not been widely studied and there is very limited published information available. Available data suggests that African domestic pig
Flavobacterium columnare causes substantial losses among cultured finfish species. The Gram-negative bacterium is an opportunistic pathogen that manifests as biofilms on the host's mucosal surfaces as
GenBank Accession Numbers. GenBank (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/) Accession numbers for twenty ASFV isolates for which genotypic analysis was performed. (XLSX 11 kb)