Histopathological Changes in the Skin and Gills of Channa Punctatus Due to Bacterical Infestation Causes Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome (EUS)

The present study was carried out to study the skin and gills histopathology in the freshwater fish, Channa punctatus which is exposed to bacterial infestation. Different histopathological changes were observed in fish organs. Histopathological changes in skin and gills observed microscopically showed increased degrees of damage in the tissues in correlation with the concentration of polluted toxic substances while skin and gills of control groups exhibited a normal architecture.