Human streptococcus agalactiae isolate in nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 774-776

  Evans, Joyce J ^a,c   Klesius, Phillip H ^a   Pasnik, David J ^a   Bohnsack, John F ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CAUSE OF DEATH; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; MENINGITIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TILAPIA;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FISH DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TILAPIA; VIRULENCE;

EID: 66149128433     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1505.080222     Document Type: Article

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