extracellular products (ECP). It was detected in 5 of 9 strains of the organism tested. The
protease was purified by anion-exchange fast protein liquid chromatography (FPLC) on
Mono Q HR 5/5, and FPLC gel filtration on Superose 12 HR 10/30. The LD50 of the purified
protease for juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), was 0.03 µg protein/g fish. The
molecular weight of the protease was estimated to be 20 kD by SDS-polyacrylamide gel …