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New life sciences study findings have been reported by M. Eyngor and co-researchers
December 24th, 2008
According to a study from Bet Dagan, Israel, "Streptococcus iniae is a major pathogen of fish, producing fatal disease among fish species living in very diverse environments." "Recently, reoccurrences of disease outbreaks were recorded in rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum) farms where the entire fish population was routinely vaccinated. New strains are distinguished from previous strains by their ability to produce large amounts of extracellular polysaccharide that is released into the medium," wrote M. Eyngor and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "Present findings indicate that the extracellular polysaccharide is a major antigenic...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-12-24)
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