Aeromonas Count Blood (cfu ml-1) Muscle (cfu g-1) 2 Days 4 Days 8 Days 2 Days 4 Days 8 Days Blank Control - 0.3×101 ± 0.1×101 0.5×101 ± 0.1×101 - - 0.2×101 ± 0.01×101 Control 4.4×104 ± 0.21×101 8.6×105 ± 0.5×101 1.5×106 ± 1.4×101 3.6×102 ± 0.3×101 1.4×103 ± 0.15×101 7.4×105 ± 0.11×101 BOMPG 1.8×104 ± 0.10×101 4.0×103 ± 0.05×101 1.1×102 ± 0.3×101 6.3×103 ± 0.2×101 1.2×103 ± 0.3×101 8.5×102 ± 0.10×101 BOMP 1.6×104 ± 0.06×101 1.1×102 ± 0.02×101 3.5×101 ± 0.05×101 19.5×102 ± 0.05×101 8.7×102 ± 0.04×101 1.2×102 ± 0.01×101

Table 1: Aeromonas count from blood and muscle samples from BOMP vaccinated C. auratus after A. hydrophila challenge at different time intervals.