Enterococcus seriolicida Is a Junior Synonym of Lactococcus garvieae , a Causative Agent of Septicemia and Meningoencephalitis in Fish
1996; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 32; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1007/s002849900015
ISSN1432-0991
Autores Avi Eldar, Liliana Asanta, Elena Bozzetta, Maria Goria, Marino Prearo, Hervé Bercovier,
Tópico(s)Probiotics and Fermented Foods
ResumoThe reference strains of Enterococcus seriolicida (ATCC 49156T) (T = type strain) and of Lactococcus garvieae (ATCC 43921T) and 30 field strains of Gram-positive cocci isolated from diseased rainbow trout in Italy were found to be phenotypically (API 20 STREPT and API 50 CH) and genetically (DNA-DNA hybridization) similar. The high DNA-DNA homologies (70–100%) and the low ΔTm(e) (less than 1.1°C) among these strains showed that Enterococcus seriolicida and Lactococcus garvieae are synonyms, describing a single bacterial species. E. seriolicida strains should be classified as L. garvieae, which must be considered as a major pathogen of freshwater and salt water fish with a world-wide distribution.
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