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Possible Transmission of Streptococcus iniae from Wild Fish to Cultured Marine Fish |
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| Authors: | Amir Zlotkin Hannah Hershko Avi Eldar |
| Abstract: | Streptococcus iniae was isolated from diseased wild fish collected near a mariculture facility where gilthead sea bream and European sea bass exhibited a similar infection. Species-specific PCR and ribotyping confirmed that wild and cultured fish were infected by a single S. iniae clone. Wild fish are therefore potential amplifiers of pathogenic S. iniae strains. |
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