Prevalence and Characteristics of <i>Streptococcus agalactiae</i> from Freshwater Fish and Pork in Hong Kong Wet Markets

• Main Authors: Dulmini Nanayakkara Sapugahawatte (Author), Carmen Li (Author), Priyanga Dharmaratne (Author), Chendi Zhu (Author), Yun Kit Yeoh (Author), Jun Yang (Author), Norman Wai Sing Lo (Author), Kam Tak Wong (Author), Margaret Ip (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We report the antimicrobial resistance of 191 fish and 61 pork Group B <i>Streptococcus</i> (GBS) procured from Hong Kong wet markets. Two-hundred-and-fifty-two GBS strains were isolated from 992 freshwater fish and 361 pig offal during 2016-2019. The strains were isolated from homogenis...