Taylor I Heckman, Zeinab Yazdi, Caitlin E Older, Matt J Griffin, Geoffrey C Waldbieser, Alexander M Chow, Isabella Medina Silva, Kelsey M Anenson, Julio C García, Benjamin R LaFrentz, Durda Slavic, Kathy L Toohey-Kurth, Paula Yant, Heather M Fritz, Eileen E Henderson, Rebeccah McDowall, Hugh Cai, Mark Adkison, Esteban Soto
UNLABELLED: Piscine lactococcosis is a significant threat to cultured and wild fish populations worldwide. The disease typically presents as a per-acute to acute hemorrhagic septicemia causing high morbidity and mortality, recalcitrant to antimicrobial treatment or management interventions. Historically, the disease was attributed to the gram-positive pathogen Lactococcus garvieae . However, recent work has revealed three distinct lactococcosis-causing bacteria (LCB)- L. garvieae, L. petauri, and L...
April 10, 2024: Applied and Environmental Microbiology