The Characterisation of Lactococcus garvieae Isolated in an Outbreak of Septicaemic Disease in Farmed Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax, Linnaues 1758) in Italy

• Published in: Pathogens (Basel) Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 49
• Main Authors: Salogni, Cristian, Bertasio, Cristina, Accini, Adelchi, Gibelli, Lucia Rita, Pigoli, Claudio, Susini, Francesca, Podavini, Eleonora, Scali, Federico, Varisco, Giorgio, Alborali, Giovanni Loris
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 04.01.2024
• Subjects: Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Antimicrobial agents; Appetite loss; Aquaculture; Bass; Bass - microbiology; Biochemical tests; biosecurity; Dicentrarchus labrax; Disease Outbreaks - veterinary; Economic impact; Emotional behavior; environment; Epidemics; Erythromycin; eyes; Farms; Fins; Fish; Fish Diseases - epidemiology; Fish Diseases - microbiology; Fish farms; Flumequine; Gene sequencing; genome; Genomes; Gills; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - epidemiology; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - microbiology; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - veterinary; Hemorrhage; Infections; Italy; Italy - epidemiology; lactococcosis; Lactococcus - genetics; Lactococcus - isolation & purification; Lactococcus - pathogenicity; Lactococcus garvieae; Liver; Mediterranean; Melanosis; Mortality; Outbreaks; Pathogens; rRNA 16S; Saline water; Sea bass; Sepsis - epidemiology; Sepsis - microbiology; Sepsis - veterinary; septicaemia; Skin; Spleen; Splenomegaly; Streptococcus; summer; Swimming; Trout; Vaccination; Viscera; Water temperature; Whole genome sequencing; Italy; France; Mediterranean; aquaculture; lactococcosis; environment; septicaemia; sea bass

In aquaculture, Lactococcus garvieae is a common fish pathogen that can cause significant economic losses in several fresh and saltwater species. Despite the extensive range of hosts, L. garvieae infection in sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) has rarely been reported. During the summer of 2023, an out...