Human Streptococcus agalactiae Isolate in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Human Streptococcus agalactiae Isolate in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Streptococcus agalactiae, the Lancefield group B streptococcus (GBS) long recognized as a mammalian pathogen, is an emerging concern with regard to fish. We show that a GBS serotype Ia multilocus sequence type ST-7 isolate from a clinical case of human neonatal meningitis caused disease and death in...

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Main Authors: Joyce J. Evans, Phillip H. Klesius, David J. Pasnik, John F. Bohnsack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Zoonoses
streptococci
Streptococcus agalactiae
group B streptococci
fish
Nile tilapia
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/5/08-0222_article

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