After an exposure period of 1 min, the fish were removed and placed into their respective aquaria. Fish undergoing epidermal scarification were subjected to skin damage by removing scales over a 1 cm2 area, prior to bacterial bath exposure.
After an exposure period of 1 min, the fish wereremoved and placed into their respective aquaria. Fishundergoing epidermal scarification were subjected toskin damage by removing scales over a 1 cm2 area,prior to bacterial bath exposure.