Human Streptococcus agalactiae isolate in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
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- DOI: 10.3201/eid1505.080222
Human Streptococcus agalactiae isolate in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
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).
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