Biofilms are bacterial aggregates embedded in a self-produced, protective matrix. The
biofilm lifestyle offers resilience to external threats such as the immune system …

Streptococcus agalactiae is one of the major etiological agents of streptococcosis in cultured
and wild fish. Although there are ten serotypes described for this pathogen, the serotypes Ib …

Many fishes infected with Pseudomonas plecoglossicida generally suffer from “visceral
white spot disease” or even die. In this study, a dominant pathogen strain was isolated from …

Piscirickettsia salmonis is the causative agent of piscirickettsiosis, a disease with high socio-
economic impacts for Chilean salmonid aquaculture. The identification of major …

The globally distributed bacterium Streptococcus iniae is responsible for outbreaks of
disease resulting in high mortality in a wide range of economically important freshwater and …

Piscirickettsia salmonis is the causative agent of Piscirickettsiosis, an infectious disease with
a high economic impact on the Chilean salmonid aquaculture industry. This bacterium …

Streptococcus agalactiae can cause multiple infections both in human and animals.
Treatment failure caused by antibiotic resistance, however, limits the application of …

This study was carried out to determine the potential of a biofilm vaccine of Streptococcus
agalactiae in protecting tilapia from streptococcocal infection. The tilapia were vaccinated …

Streptococcosis in tilapia Oreochromis sp. is possibly the most important bacterial disease
for fish production worldwide. In Colombia, streptococcosis is caused by Streptococcus …

Central nervous system (CNS) infections continue to be an important cause of morbidity and
mortality, and microbial invasion of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) is considered a …