title: Streptococcus shiloi, the name for an agent causing septicemic infection in fish, is a junior synonym of Streptococcus iniae.
abstract: Streptococcus shiloi strains, including the type strain, which were isolated in Israel and the United States, and Streptococcus iniae ATCC 29178(T) (T = type strain) are phenotypically identical (as determined with API 20STREP and API 50CH kits; beta-hemolytic on sheep blood agar). DNA-DNA hybridization experiments revealed levels of homology of 77 to 100%. Thus, S. shiloi should be considered a junior synonym of S. iniae. This bacterium is a major fish pathogen that is distributed worldwide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem 91 01
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eldar
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Frelier
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authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Assenta
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Varner
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authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lawhon
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authors.lastname: Bercovier