eDNA, also known as environmental DNA, has garnered significant attention due to its potential applications in various fields such as biodiversity assessment, species distribution monitoring, ecological interaction analysis, and quantitative analysis. However, the presence of non-selective DNA signals in eDNA samples poses challenges in accurately detecting species, assessing biodiversity, and conducting quantitative analysis....

Although Carnobacterium maltaromaticum has been used as a probiotic in fish, it was reported to cause disease for the first time in Korea. The objective of this study was to understand the differences between pathogenic and non‐pathogenic strains. Pathogenicity was tested by challenging rainbow trout with C. maltaromaticum ATCC35586 and 18ISCm isolated from diseased fish, and DSM20342 isolated from a dairy product. We also com...