significant loss of cultured fresh water tilapia, Oreochromis spp.(Lin, Li, Zhang & Fang 2000;
Chai, Ding, Wang & Song 2002) and red drum (Shen, Qian, Xu, Gu & Shao 2005). However,
little has been known of the characteristics of these pathogens in China. The objectives of
the present study were to identity and characterize streptococcal strains isolated from
affected fish in South China, suspected to represent S. iniae, by biochemical …