Diseases are natural components of the environment, and many have economic
implications for aquaculture and fisheries. Aquaculture is a fast-growing industry with the …

Several bacterial etiological agents of streptococcal disease have been associated with fish
mortality and serious global economic loss. Bacterial identification based on biochemical …

Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) is an important economic fish species cultured
worldwide. In this report, we compared the potentials of ten housekeeping genes as …

The use of probiotics is a strategy employed to improve host health status and to prevent
infectious diseases. The current study was aimed at investigating the diversity of lactic acid …

Tilapia culture is a very promising industry within the aquaculture sector. However, disease
outbreaks have continued to threaten the industry, causing serious economic losses among …

This study was conducted to characterize the causative agent of streptococcosis in tilapia
(Oreochromis niloticus) and control of Streptococcus infection by means of garlic (Allium …

Streptococcus iniae is a severe Gram-positive pathogen that can infect a wide range of
freshwater and marine fish species. In continuation of our earlier studies on the development …

Streptococcus iniae infection has emerged as a serious fish health and economic problem in
the global aquaculture operations. Current antibiotic options are few and possess severe …

Streptococcus iniae is a Gram-positive bacterium and a severe aquaculture pathogen that
can infect a wide range of farmed fish species. In the summer of 2006, an epidemic broke …

Streptococcosis, lactococcosis and enterococcosis are among the most important bacterial
diseases affecting tilapia farms in Kafr Elsheikh governorate, Egypt. A number of clinically …