Streptococcus agalactiae Multilocus sequence type 261 is associated with mortalities in the emerging Ghanaian tilapia industry

J Fish Dis. 2018 Jan;41(1):175-179. doi: 10.1111/jfd.12681. Epub 2017 Jul 26.

D W Verner-Jeffreys¹, T J Wallis², I Cano Cejas¹, D Ryder¹, D J Haydon², J F Domazoro^{3

4}, J Dontwi^{5

6}, T R Field², D Adjei-Boteng⁴, G Wood¹, T Bean¹, S W Feist¹

¹ Cefas Weymouth Laboratory, Weymouth, UK.
² Ridgeway Biologicals, Compton, UK.
³ Pill-Brook Aquatics (Volta Fish) Farm, Gyakiti-Akosombo, Ghana.
⁴ Department of Fisheries and Watershed Management, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.
⁵ School of Veterinary Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.
⁶ Veterinary Services Directorate to the Fisheries Commission, Kumasi, Ghana.

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Keywords: Streptococcus agalactiae; Myxozoa; molecular epidemiology; nodavirus.

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