Identification and Molecular Characterization of Beta-Hemolytic Streptococci Isolated from Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) and Grey Seals (Halichoerus grypus) of the German North and Baltic Seas

Bacteriological investigations of seals of the German North and Baltic seas resulted in the isolation of bacteria of the genus Streptococcus belonging to Lancefield's serological groups C, F, and L. According to biochemical, serological, and 16S ribosomal DNA analysis, the group C and group F s...

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Published in:Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Main Authors: Vossen, A., Abdulmawjood, A., Lämmler, C., Weiß, R., Siebert, U.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2004
Subjects:
Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Phoca vitulina
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC321648
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14715808
https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.42.1.469-473.2004
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Summary:Bacteriological investigations of seals of the German North and Baltic seas resulted in the isolation of bacteria of the genus Streptococcus belonging to Lancefield's serological groups C, F, and L. According to biochemical, serological, and 16S ribosomal DNA analysis, the group C and group F streptococci were identified as Streptococcus phocae. The group L streptococci could be classified as Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. dysgalactiae.

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