Carp oedema virus disease (CEVD), caused by the carp oedema virus (CEV), results in significant economic losses to the common carp and koi aquaculture industry. The CEVD symptoms resemble those of koi herpesvirus (KHV) and include lethargy, swollen gills, sunken eyes, and skin haemorrhages. Consequently, the development of efficient detection methods is imperative for the prevention and diagnosis of CEVD. In this study, we dev...

Using the culturomics approach, we isolated a new Streptococcus species, strain C17 T , from the oropharynx mucosa sample of a healthy 5-year-old child living in Shenyang, China. We studied the phenotypic, phylogenetic, and genomic characteristics of strain C17 T , which was identified as a Gram-positive, coccus-shaped, non-motile, aerobic, catalase-negative bacteria. Its growth temperatures ranged from 20 to 42 °C, with optim...