Bacterial kidney disease (BKD, also known as white boil disease) is a
systemic infection
A systemic disease is one that affects a number of organs and tissues, or affects the body as a whole.
Examples
* Mastocytosis, including mast cell activation syndrome and eosinophilic esophagitis
* Chronic fatigue syndrome
* Systemic vascul ...
caused by the bacterium ''
Renibacterium salmoninarum
''Renibacterium salmoninarum'' is a member of the Micrococcaceae family. It is a Gram-positive, intracellular bacterium that causes disease in young salmonid fish. The infection is most commonly known as "bacterial kidney disease" but may also ...
''. The disease affects populations of wild
salmonid
Salmonidae is a family of ray-finned fish that constitutes the only currently extant family in the order Salmoniformes . It includes salmon (both Atlantic and Pacific species), trout (both ocean-going and landlocked), chars, freshwater whitefis ...
. BKD was originally discovered in the
Scottish rivers of
Dee and
Spey in 1933.
Notes
References
*Eissa, A.E., 2005. Bacterial kidney disease (BKD) in Michigan salmonids. PhD Dissertation. Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.210pp
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Bacterial diseases of fish