Persistence of a single clone of Streptococcus agalactiae causing disease in tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) cultured in Colombia over 8 years

J Fish Dis. 2015 Dec;38(12):1083-7. doi: 10.1111/jfd.12337. Epub 2015 Feb 2.

Authors

P Barato¹, E R Martins², J Melo-Cristino², C A Iregui¹, M Ramirez²

Affiliations

¹ Veterinary Pathobiology Research Group, Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Institute of Biotechnology, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
² Instituto de Microbiologia, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.

PMID: 25643734
DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12337

No abstract available

Keywords: Colombia; Streptococcus agalactiae; molecular epidemiology; tilapia.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Colombia / epidemiology
Fish Diseases / epidemiology
Fish Diseases / microbiology*
Fisheries
Streptococcal Infections / epidemiology
Streptococcal Infections / microbiology
Streptococcal Infections / veterinary*
Streptococcus agalactiae*
Tilapia / microbiology*