TY - JOUR
T1 - Enterococcus seriolicida is a junior synonym of Lactococcus garvieae, a causative agent of septicemia and meningoencephalitis in fish
AU - Eldar, Avi
AU - Ghittino, Claudio
AU - Asanta, Liliana
AU - Bozzetta, Elena
AU - Goria, Mariella
AU - Prearo, Marino
AU - Bercovier, Herve
PY - 1996/2
Y1 - 1996/2
N2 - The reference strains of Enterococcus seriolicida (ATCC 49156(T)) (T = type strain) and of Lactococcus garvieae (ATCC 43921(T)) 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 ΔT(m(c)) (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.
AB - The reference strains of Enterococcus seriolicida (ATCC 49156(T)) (T = type strain) and of Lactococcus garvieae (ATCC 43921(T)) 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 ΔT(m(c)) (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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U2 - 10.1007/s002849900015
DO - 10.1007/s002849900015
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C2 - 8574132
AN - SCOPUS:0030070537
SN - 0343-8651
VL - 32
SP - 85
EP - 88
JO - Current Microbiology
JF - Current Microbiology
IS - 2
ER -