In order to explore the relationship among S. agalactiae from different area and host, this study had identified 25 Streptococcus isolates based on bacterial morphology, physiological and biochemical property, 16S rRNA and cfb genes, which from tilapia farmed in Guangdong and Hainan Province in 2009—2011. Meanwhile, by use of Modeltest 3.7, MEGA 3.0, MrBayes 3.0 b4, the 25 Streptococcus spp. had been carried out phylogenetic analyses with other 84 S. agalactiae isolates from different sources based on the 16S rRNA genes. The results showed that the causative agents of Streptococcicosis from tilapia of Guangdong, Hainan in 2009—2011 were S. agalactiae, which were classified into one group in phylogenetic analyses. These revealed that tilapia S. agalactiae isolates from Guangdong and Hainan in 2009—2011 have the same evolutionary origin. In addition, S. agalactiae from tilapia farmed in China, from Human of France and America, from cattle and swine of Japan were all clustered into one group with high bootstrap. Theses inferred that S. agalactiae isolates from different area and host had the same evolutionary origin, which also illustrated S. agalactiae from tilapia of China had potential zoonotic capacity. This was firstly to explore the phylogenetic relationship of S. agalactiae from varied source in China.
Identification and Phylogenetic Analysis of Tilapia Streptococcus agalactiae Based on cfb and 16S rRNA Gene. Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin. 2013, 29(20): 52-62 https://doi.org/10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.2013-0331