›› 2016, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (9): 2490-2495.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2016.09.039

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Research Progress on Fish Streptococcus agalactiae Disease

DENG Yong-qiang1,2, WANG Kai-yu1   

  1. 1. Sichuan Agricultural Uniersity, Chengdu 611130, China;
    2. Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center of Sichuan Province, Chengdu 610041, China
  • Received:2016-02-18 Online:2016-09-20 Published:2016-09-20

Abstract:

Streptococcus agalactiae is common zoonotic bacteria,which cause neonatal pneumonia,meningitis,septicemia and mastitis in dairy cows.In recent years,it was also be isolated from aquatic animals frequently.Especially since 2007,diseases caused by the bacteria outbreak in Guangdong,Hainan,Fujian,Guangxi and other tilapia aquaculture areas and had a serious threat to the healthy development of tilapia aquaculture in china.In this paper, research progresses on fish Streptococcus agalactiae disease were reviewed.The etiology,epidemiology,symptoms,pathological changes,virulence factors (capsular polysaccharide,CAMP factor,Sip,protein alpha,C5a peptidase) and prevention and control were included in the review,which would provide references for the fish Streptococcus agalactiae disease prevention and control.

Key words: tilapia; Streptococcus agalactiae; progress

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