Streptococcus agalactiae infection in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Authors

  • Paulo Fernandes Marcusso Universidade Estadual de Maringá - Campus Regional de Umuarama
  • Rogério Salvador Universidade Estadual do Norte do Paraná - Campus Luiz Meneghel, Bandeirantes/PR
  • Fausto de Almeida Marinho-Neto Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" - Faculdade de Ciência Agrárias e Veterinárias - Jaboticabal/SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5965/223811711622017165

Keywords:

estreptococosis, teleost, bacteriosis.

Abstract

This review aims to provide greater understanding of estreptococosis in reared tilapia and thereby assist in choosing the best method of prevention and control of this disease. Streptococcus agalactiae is a cosmopolitan pathogen and the main etiologic agent of septicaemia and meningoencephalitis in teleost. Outbreaks caused by this bacteria lead to high rates of morbidity and mortality of fish, resulting in serious economic losses, especially in the cage tilapia culture that is a branch of aquaculture which produces most in Brazil. This paper presents the main estreptococosis characteristics in Nile tilapia and its prevention by using intraperitoneal vaccines. Further studies should be conducted with the intention of clarifying its pathogenesis and improving the prevention and control.

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Author Biography

Paulo Fernandes Marcusso, Universidade Estadual de Maringá - Campus Regional de Umuarama

Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Professor de Patologia Clínica; Piscicultura e Patologia de peixes; Epidemiologia Veterinária; Semiologia Veterinária e Sociologia Geral e Rural

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Published

2017-06-13

How to Cite

MARCUSSO, Paulo Fernandes; SALVADOR, Rogério; MARINHO-NETO, Fausto de Almeida. Streptococcus agalactiae infection in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Revista de Ciências Agroveterinárias, Lages, v. 16, n. 2, p. 165–169, 2017. DOI: 10.5965/223811711622017165. Disponível em: https://revistas.udesc.br/index.php/agroveterinaria/article/view/223811711622017165. Acesso em: 8 nov. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2017)

Section

Review

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