Lactococcus garvieae in fish: a review.
Lactococcus garvieae is the etiological agent of Lactococcosis, an emergent disease which affects many fish species and causes important economic losses both in marine and freshwater aquaculture when water temperature increases over 16 degrees C in summer months. Normally, it causes a hyperacute and haemorrhagic septicemia. This paper presents a state of the art review of fish Lactococcosis including aspects such as pathogen characterization, pathogenesis, epidemiology, diagnosis and control measures of the disease in farmed fish.
Vendrell
Daniel
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Laboratory of Fish Pathology, Department of Animal Pathology, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.
Balcázar
José Luis
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Ruiz-Zarzuela
Imanol
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de Blas
Ignacio
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Gironés
Olivia
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Múzquiz
José Luis
JL
D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017756:Aquaculture / Q000379:methods*; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005399:Fishes; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017045:Lactococcus / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents