Streptococcus shiloi, the name for an agent causing septicemic infection in fish, is a junior synonym of Streptococcus iniae

A. Eldar, P. F. Frelier, L. Assenta, P. W. Varner, S. Lawhon, H. Bercovier*

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Abstract

Streptococcus shiloi strains, including the type strain, which were isolated in Israel and the United States, and Streptococcus iniae ATCC 29178(T) (T = type strain) are phenotypically identical (as determined with API 20 STREP and API 50CH kits; beta-hemolytic on sheep blood agar). DNA-DNA hybridization experiments revealed levels of homology of 77 to 100%. Thus, S. shiloi should be considered a junior synonym of S. iniae. This bacterium is a major fish pathogen that is distributed worldwide.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)840-842
Number of pages3
JournalInternational Journal of Systematic Bacteriology
Volume45
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1995

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