Abstract
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 Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus).
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Bacterial Typing Techniques
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Colony Count, Microbial
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Fish Diseases / microbiology
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Fish Diseases / mortality*
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Fish Diseases / pathology
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology*
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Meningitis, Bacterial / transmission
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Serotyping
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Streptococcal Infections / microbiology
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Streptococcal Infections / mortality
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Streptococcal Infections / transmission
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Streptococcal Infections / veterinary*
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Streptococcus agalactiae / classification
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Streptococcus agalactiae / isolation & purification*
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Streptococcus agalactiae / pathogenicity*
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Tilapia / microbiology*
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Virulence