Relatedness of Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus strains isolated from harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) and grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) of various origins of the North Sea during 1988 - 2005

• Published in: Veterinary Microbiology
• Main Authors: Akineden, Oe., Alber, J., Laemmler, C., Weiss, R., Siebert, U., Foster, G., Tougaard, S., Brasseur, S.M.J.M., Reijnders, P.J.H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: german north; identification; molecular characterization; Siebert; Phoca vitulina
• Online Access: https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/relatedness-of-streptococcus-equi-subsp-zooepidemicus-strains-iso; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2006.11.015

The present study was designed to identify 15 beta-hemolytic streptococci isolated during a period between 1988 and 2005 from nine harbour seals and six grey seals from various origins of the North Sea. All isolates were identified as Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus. The bacteria were additi...