Genomic comparison of virulent and non-virulent Streptococcus agalactiae in fish

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 13-29

  Delannoy, C M J ^a,b   Zadoks, R N ^b,c   Crumlish, M ^a   Rodgers, D ^b   Lainson, F A ^b   Ferguson, H W ^d   Turnbull, J ^a   Fontaine, M C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY   (Grenada)

Author keywords

Streptococcus agalactiae; Comparative genomics; Sequence type 23; Sequence type 260; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; BACTERIAL GENOME; BOVINE; CHEMISTRY; CICHLID; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FISH DISEASE; GENE LOCUS; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHOCIDAE; PHYLOGENY; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; VETERINARY; VIRULENCE; VIRUS CULTURE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CICHLIDS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FISH DISEASES; GENETIC LOCI; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; SEALS, EARLESS; SERIAL PASSAGE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84955671676     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: 13652761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12319     Document Type: Article

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