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Table 1.1
(continued)
Pathogen
Disease
Host Range
Geographical distribution
Streptococcaceae representatives
Lactococcus garvieae (= Enterococcus
seriolicida)
streptococcicosis/streptococcosis
many fi sh species
Australia, Brazil,
Europe, Israel, Japan,
Saudi Arabia, Red Sea,
South Africa, Taiwan,
USA
Lactococcus lactis
subsp. lactis
lactococcosis
hybrid sturgeon, silver carp
Taiwan, USA
Lactococcus piscium
lactobacillosis, pseudokidney disease
rainbow trout
North America
Streptococcus dysgalactiae
streptococcosis
Amur sturgeon ( Acipenser
schrenckii
), amberjack (Seriola
dumerili)
, Nile tilapia
(Oreochromis niloticus),
yellowtail (Seriola
quinqueradiata)
Brazil, China, Japan
Streptococcus agalactiae (= Str.
diffi cilis)
meningoencephalitis
carp (Cyprinus carpio),
grouper
(Epinephelus lanceolatus),
rainbow trout, silver pomfret
(Pampus argenteus),
tilapia
(Oreochromis
spp.)
Australia, Columbia,
Israel, Kuwait, USA
Streptococcus ictaluri
streptococcosis
channel catfi sh
USA
Streptococcus iniae (Str. shiloi)
acute septicaemia, meningoencephalitis,
streptococcicosis/streptococcosis
various freshwater and marine fi sh
species
Australia, Bahrain,
China, Europe, Israel,
Japan, Saudi Arabia,
South Africa, USA
Streptococcus milleri
–
koi carp (Cyprinus carpio
)
UK
Streptococcus parauberis
streptococcicosis/streptococcosis
olive fl ounder, turbot
(Scophthalmus maximus)
Portugal, Spain, USA
Streptococcus phocae
streptococcosis
Atlantic salmon
Chile
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