A study of the pathology, epizootiology and toxicology of Streptococci found causing mortality in tilapia

• Main Author: Perera, Ramesh Poshitha
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Texas A&M University. Libraries 1995
• Subjects: Major wildlife and fisheries sciences; 1995 Dissertation P474; Todd; Red drum
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/DISSERTATIONS-1560130

Vita. A streptococcal disease affecting hybrid tilapia (Tilapia nilotica x T aurea) at a commercial aquaculture facility in central Texas was investigated. The causative agent was identified as a biotype of Streptococcus iniae, based both on phenotypic characteristics and RRNA sequencing. The 0-hemo...