About the Authors

Leydis Zamora

Affiliation Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain

José F. Fernández-Garayzábal

garayzab@vet.ucm.es

Affiliations Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain, Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain

Cristina Sánchez-Porro

Affiliation Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain

Mari Angel Palacios

Affiliation Piszolla, S.L., Alba de Tormes, Salamanca, Spain

Edward R. B. Moore

Affiliation Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) and Department of Infectious Disease, Sahlgrenska Academy of the University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden

Lucas Domínguez

Affiliation Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain

Antonio Ventosa

Affiliation Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain

Ana I. Vela

Affiliations Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain, Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain

Competing Interests

One of the authors, Dr. M.A.Palacios is affiliated to Piszolla, S.L., 37800 Alba de Tormes (Salamanca), Spain. She is the technical manager of the company that identified infectious problems in one of their fish farms and she has collaborated with us for describing the new Flavobacterium species. So, this does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JFF-G AIV LD. Performed the experiments: LZ CS-P. Analyzed the data: ERBM AV AIV. Wrote the paper: LZ JFF-G AIV. Obtained clinical specimens: MAP. Critical revision and final approval: ERBM AV JFF-G.