Aeromonasload and species composition in tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) cultured in earthen ponds in the Philippines

This study was funded by the Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP; NRCP project no. E-225) and partly by SEAFDEC AQD (study code: FH02-F2013-T). We would like to thank Dr. Evelyn Grace de Jesus-Ayson for the critical review of the manuscript, and Mr. Eric Ledesma and the laboratory staff of NPPMCI for the invaluable assistance during our sampling.