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ArticleScientific reports2016

Inapparent Streptococcus agalactiae infection in adult/commercial tilapia.

Jiufeng Sun, Wei Fang, Bixia Ke, Dongmei He, Yuheng Liang, Dan Ning, Hailing Tan, Hualin Peng, Yunxin Wang, Yazhou Ma and 2 more

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12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jiufeng SunGuangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health, Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Guangzhou, Guangdong 511430, China.
Wei FangGuangdong Provincial Center for Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Prevention. Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510222, China.
Bixia KeGuangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Guangzhou, Guangdong 511430, China.
Dongmei HeGuangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Guangzhou, Guangdong 511430, China.
Yuheng LiangGuangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Guangzhou, Guangdong 511430, China.
Dan NingGuangdong Provincial Center for Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Prevention. Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510222, China.
Hailing TanGuangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Guangzhou, Guangdong 511430, China.
Hualin PengGuangdong Provincial Center for Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Prevention. Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510222, China.
Yunxin WangGuangdong Provincial Center for Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Prevention. Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510222, China.
Yazhou MaGuangdong Provincial Center for Aquatic Animal Disease Control and Prevention. Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510222, China.
Changwen KeGuangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Guangzhou, Guangdong 511430, China.
Xiaoling DengGuangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Guangzhou, Guangdong 511430, China.
Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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 API 20 Strep system and specific PCR amplification. All isolates were identified as serotype Ia using multiplex serotyping PCR. An MLST assay showed single alleles of adhP (10), atr (2), glcK (2), glnA (1), pheS (1), sdhA (3) and tkt (2), and this profile was designated 'unique ST 7'. The analysis of virulence genes resulted in 10 clusters, of which dltr-bca-sodA-spb1-cfb-bac (62, 42.47%) was the predominant virulence gene profile. The PFGE analysis of S. agalactiae yielded 6 distinct PFGE types (A, B, C, D, F and G), of which Pattern C (103) was the predominant type, accounting for approximately 70.55% (103/146) of the total S. agalactiae strains. Therefore, unlike what has been found in juvenile tilapia, in which PFGE pattern D/F is the major prevalent pattern, we found that pattern C was the major prevalent pattern in inapparent infected adult/commercial tilapia in Guangdong, China. In conclusion, we close a gap in the current understanding of S. agalactiae epidemiology and propose that researchers should be alert for inapparent S. agalactiae infections in adult/commercial tilapia to prevent a potential threat to food safety.

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Streptococcus agalactiaeAnimalsChinaElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-FieldFish DiseasesFisheriesFood MicrobiologyFood SafetyGenes, BacterialHumansMultigene FamilyMultilocus Sequence TypingMultiplex Polymerase Chain ReactionSerotypingStreptococcal InfectionsTilapia

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