China contributes to more than 60% of the global aquaculture production, and its
aquaculture industry has become one of the main players in food security. A large amount of …

Streptococcus iniae is an emerging zoonotic pathogen; such infections generally occur
through injuries associated with preparing whole fresh fish for cooking. Those infected to …

Large-scale streptococcal outbreaks occurred continuously in tilapia farms of China from
2009 to 2011. The objective of this study was to characterize the prevalent strains of tilapia …

Streptococcosis cause severe losses for global tilapia farming, especially in developing
countries. The aim of this study was to identify and characterize streptococci recovered from …

Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B streptococcus) has emerged as an important pathogen
that affects humans and animals, including aquatic species. S. agalactiae infections are …

Culture of tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) and whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) has
intensified during the last decade in China with increased production, meanwhile it has also …

Streptococcus agalactiae is an emerging infectious disease adversely affecting Nile tilapia
(Niloticus oreochromis) production in aquaculture. Research carried out in the last decade …

We report on inapparent infections in adult/commercial tilapia in major tilapia fish farms in
Guangdong. A total of 146 suspected isolates were confirmed to be S. agalactiae using an …

Ammonia is one of the major chemicals in aquatic environmental systems, and high
concentrations of ammonia are toxic to fish. Also, ammonia stress can damage the intestine …

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 …