Streptococcus agalactiae, an Emerging Pathogen for Cultured Ya-Fish, Schizothorax prenanti, in China

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 369-375

  Geng, Y ^a   Wang, K Y ^a   Huang, X L ^a   Chen, D F ^a   Li, C W ^a   Ren, S Y ^a   Liao, Y T ^a   Zhou, Z Y ^a   Liu, Q F ^a   Du, Z J ^a   Lai, W M ^a  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Characterization; Pathogenicity; Schizothorax prenanti; Streptococcus agalactiae

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CYPRINIFORMES; DRUG EFFECT; FISH DISEASE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PATHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AQUACULTURE; CHINA; CYPRINIFORMES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FISH DISEASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CARASSIUS; CARASSIUS CARASSIUS; COCCOIDEA; COCCUS (SCALE); CYPRINIDAE; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; POSIBACTERIA; SCHIZOTHORAX PRENANTI; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 84863775466     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2011.01280.x     Document Type: Article

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