Epizootics of Streptococcus agalactiae infection in captive rays from Queensland, Australia.
J Fish Dis
; 41(2): 223-232, 2018 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to describe two epizootics of high mortalities from infection with Streptococcus agalactiae, occurring in captive rays held in a marine display aquarium in south-east Queensland, Australia, in 2009 and 2010. Five different species of rays were affected, including mangrove whiprays (Himantura granulata), estuary rays (Dasyatis fluviorum), eastern shovelnose rays (Aptychotrema rostrata), white-spotted eagle rays (Aetobatus narinari) and blue-spotted mask rays (Neotrygon kuhlii). This report describes the history of both epizootics including collection, quarantine and husbandry of rays, the disease epizootics, clinico-pathological features of the disease, antimicrobial therapy, autogenous vaccine production, and laboratory studies including clinical and histopathology, bacteriology, PCR, molecular serotyping and sequencing of the bacterium S. agalactiae.
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Assunto principal:
Infecções Estreptocócicas
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Streptococcus agalactiae
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Rajidae
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Epidemias
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Doenças dos Peixes
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Animals
País/Região como assunto:
Oceania
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En
Ano de publicação:
2018
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Article