1. Nasopulmonary mites (Acari: Halarachnidae) as potential vectors of bacterial pathogens, including Streptococcus phocae, in marine mammals
Risa Pesapane, Andrea Chaves, Janet Foley, Nadia Javeed, Samantha Barnum, Katherine Greenwald, Erin Dodd, Christine Fontaine, Padraig Duignan, Michael Murray, Melissa Miller, Shawky M. Aboelhadid
PLOS ONE  vol: 17  issue: 6  first page: e0270009  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270009

2. Contribution of disease to Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) pup mortality at Seal Bay, Kangaroo Island, 2016–2022
Scott A. Lindsay, Mariel Fulham, Melanie Stonnill, Charles G. B. Caraguel, Rachael Gray
Marine Mammal Science  vol: 41  issue: 2  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1111/mms.13197

3. Habitat associations between Streptococcus bovis/equinus complex and Streptococcus phocae, the causative agents of strep syndrome in sea otters, and the marine environment
Natalie M. Rouse, Katrina L. Counihan, Deborah D. Boege Tobin, Caroline E. C. Goertz, Khrystyne N. Duddleston
Marine Ecology  vol: 43  issue: 1  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1111/maec.12689

4. Comparative polyphasic characterization of Streptococcus phocae strains with different host origin and description of the subspecies Streptococcus phocae subsp. salmonis subsp. nov.
Ruben Avendaño-Herrera, Sabela Balboa, Nuria Castro, Alberto González-Contreras, Beatriz Magariños, Jorge Fernández, Alicia E. Toranzo, Jesús L. Romalde
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology   vol: 64  issue: Pt_5  first page: 1775  year: 2014  
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5. Heartworm and seal louse: Trends in prevalence, characterisation of impact and transmission pathways in a unique parasite assembly on seals in the North and Baltic Sea
Insa Herzog, Peter Wohlsein, Anika Preuss, Stanislav N. Gorb, Rémi Pigeault, Christa Ewers, Ellen Prenger-Berninghoff, Ursula Siebert, Kristina Lehnert
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife  vol: 23  first page: 100898  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2023.100898

6. Determination of species-specific sequences of superoxide dismutase A encoding gene sodA and chaperonin 60 encoding gene cpn60 for identification and phylogenetic analysis of Streptococcus phocae
J. Alber, A. El-Sayed, C. Lämmler, A.A. Hassan, A. Vossen, U. Siebert
Veterinary Microbiology  vol: 101  issue: 2  first page: 117  year: 2004  
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7. Characterization of beta-hemolytic streptococci isolated from southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) stranded along the California coast
Denise Imai, Spencer Jang, Melissa Miller, Patricia A. Conrad
Veterinary Microbiology  vol: 136  issue: 3-4  first page: 378  year: 2009  
doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.11.009

8. Genetic characterization of Streptococcus phocae strains isolated from Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., in Chile
I Valdés, B Jaureguiberry, J L Romalde, A E Toranzo, B Magariños, R Avendaño‐Herrera
Journal of Fish Diseases  vol: 32  issue: 4  first page: 351  year: 2009  
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2008.01014.x

9. Comparative genome analysis of two Streptococcus phocae subspecies provides novel insights into pathogenicity
J. Bethke, R. Avendaño-Herrera
Marine Genomics  vol: 31  first page: 53  year: 2017  
doi: 10.1016/j.margen.2016.09.005

10. Survival and adaptation of Streptococcus phocae in host environments
Daniela Numberger, Ursula Siebert, Peter Valentin Weigand, Karolina Goździewska-Harłajczuk
PLOS ONE  vol: 19  issue: 1  first page: e0296368  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0296368

11. First Isolation of Streptococcus halichoeri and Streptococcus phocae from a Steller Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus) in South Korea
Kichan Lee, Ji-Yeon Kim, Suk Chan Jung, Hee-Soo Lee, Moon Her, Chanhee Chae
Journal of Wildlife Diseases  vol: 52  issue: 1  first page: 183  year: 2016  
doi: 10.7589/2015-05-112

12. Identification and Molecular Characterization of Beta-Hemolytic Streptococci Isolated from Harbor Seals ( Phoca vitulina ) and Grey Seals ( Halichoerus grypus ) of the German North and Baltic Seas
A. Vossen, A. Abdulmawjood, C. Lämmler, R. Weiß, U. Siebert
Journal of Clinical Microbiology  vol: 42  issue: 1  first page: 469  year: 2004  
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13. Male grey seal commits fatal sexual interaction with adult female harbour seals in the German Wadden Sea
Simon Rohner, Kirsten Hülskötter, Stephanie Gross, Peter Wohlsein, Amir Abdulmawjood, Madeleine Plötz, Jutta Verspohl, Ludwig Haas, Ursula Siebert
Scientific Reports  vol: 10  issue: 1  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-69986-w

14. Identification of a novel host-specific IgG protease in Streptococcus phocae subsp. phocae
Viktoria Rungelrath, Jan Christian Wohlsein, Ursula Siebert, Jeffrey Stott, Ellen Prenger-Berninghoff, Ulrich von Pawel-Rammingen, Peter Valentin-Weigand, Christoph G. Baums, Jana Seele
Veterinary Microbiology  vol: 201  first page: 42  year: 2017  
doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.01.009

15. STREPTOCOCCUS PHOCAE IN MARINE MAMMALS OF NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC AND ARCTIC CANADA: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF 85 POSTMORTEM INVESTIGATIONS
Nicole D. Taurisano, Brian P. Butler, Diana Stone, Harry Hariharan, Paul J. Fields, Hugh W. Ferguson, Martin Haulena, Paul Cotrell, Ole Nielsen, Stephen Raverty
Journal of Wildlife Diseases  vol: 54  issue: 1  first page: 101  year: 2018  
doi: 10.7589/2016-09-208

16. Surface properties of Streptococcus phocae strains isolated from diseased Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L.
A González-Contreras, B Magariños, M Godoy, R Irgang, A E Toranzo, R Avendaño-Herrera
Journal of Fish Diseases  vol: 34  issue: 3  first page: 203  year: 2011  
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2010.01228.x

17. Genome Sequence of Streptococcus phocae subsp. phocae Strain ATCC 51973 T Isolated from a Harbor Seal ( Phoca vitulina )
Ruben Avendaño-Herrera, Matías Poblete-Morales
Genome Announcements  vol: 3  issue: 6  year: 2015  
doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01307-15

18. Streptococcus phocae, an emerging pathogen for salmonid culture
Jesús L. Romalde, Carmen Ravelo, Iván Valdés, Beatriz Magariños, Eduardo de la Fuente, Carolina San Martín, Rubén Avendaño-Herrera, Alicia E. Toranzo
Veterinary Microbiology  vol: 130  issue: 1-2  first page: 198  year: 2008  
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19. First Identification of Streptococcus phocae Isolated from Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar )
A. Gibello, A. I. Mata, M. M. Blanco, A. Casamayor, L. Domínguez, José F. Fernández-Garayzabal
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20. PCR amplification of species specific sequences of 16S rDNA and 16S–23S rDNA intergenic spacer region for identification of Streptococcus phocae
A.A. Hassan, A. Vossen, C. Lämmler, U. Siebert, J.F. Fernández-Garayzábal
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21. PREVALENCE, PATHOLOGY, AND RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITHSTREPTOCOCCUS PHOCAEINFECTION IN SOUTHERN SEA OTTERS (ENHYDRA LUTRIS NEREIS), 2004–10
Georgina Bartlett, Woutrina Smith, Clare Dominik, Francesca Batac, Erin Dodd, Barbara A. Byrne, Spencer Jang, David Jessup, Julian Chantrey, Melissa Miller
Journal of Wildlife Diseases  vol: 52  issue: 1  first page: 1  year: 2016  
doi: 10.7589/2015-02-048

22. Iron utilization and siderophore production by Streptococcus phocae isolated from diseased Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
Julio Retamales, Alberto González-Contreras, Soraya Salazar, Alicia E. Toranzo, Ruben Avendaño-Herrera
Aquaculture  vol: 364-365  first page: 305  year: 2012  
doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2012.08.047

23. Streptococcal Infections in Marine Mammals
Daniela Numberger, Ursula Siebert, Marcus Fulde, Peter Valentin-Weigand
Microorganisms  vol: 9  issue: 2  first page: 350  year: 2021  
doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9020350

24. Divergent impacts of warming weather on wildlife disease risk across climates
Jeremy M. Cohen, Erin L. Sauer, Olivia Santiago, Samuel Spencer, Jason R. Rohr
Science  vol: 370  issue: 6519  year: 2020  
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25. Streptococcosis a Re-Emerging Disease in Aquaculture: Significance and Phytotherapy
Hien Van Doan, Mehdi Soltani, Alexandra Leitão, Shafigh Shafiei, Sepideh Asadi, Alan J. Lymbery, Einar Ringø
Animals  vol: 12  issue: 18  first page: 2443  year: 2022  
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26. Genome Sequence of Streptococcus phocae subsp. salmonis Strain C-4 T , Isolated from Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar )
Ruben Avendaño-Herrera, Rudy Suarez, Eduardo Lazo, Diego Bravo, Katerina O. Llegues, Jesús L. Romalde, Marcos G. Godoy
Genome Announcements  vol: 2  issue: 6  year: 2014  
doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01269-14

27. SUPERFICIAL CERVICAL LYMPHADENITIS ASSOCIATED WITH STREPTOCOCCUS PHOCAE IN FIVE COMMON BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS (TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS): A CASE SERIES
Kyle Ross, Carolina Ruiz Le-Bert, Alexandra Goe, Jenny Meegan, Shawn Johnson, Abby McClain, Barbara Linnehan, Elizabeth Lutmerding, Forrest Gomez, Cynthia R. Smith, Marina Ivančić, Karen Terio, Kathleen Colegrove, Eric Jensen
Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine  vol: 54  issue: 1  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1638/2022-0014

28. First finding of Streptococcus phocae infections in mink (Neovison vison)
Nanett Kvist Nikolaisen, Mikkel Lindegaard, Ulrike Lyhs, Mikael Lenz Strube, Mette Sif Hansen, Tina Struve, Mariann Chriél, Lars Bogø Jensen, Karl Pedersen
Research in Veterinary Science  vol: 139  first page: 145  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2021.07.015

29. Infectivity study of Streptococcus phocae to seven fish and mammalian cell lines by confocal microscopy
M Cortez‐San Martin, A González‐Contreras, R Avendaño‐Herrera
Journal of Fish Diseases  vol: 35  issue: 6  first page: 431  year: 2012  
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2012.01361.x

30. Estimation of epidemiological cut-off values for disk diffusion susceptibility test data for Streptococcus phocae
Ruben Avendaño-Herrera, Alfredo Molina, Beatriz Magariños, Alicia E. Toranzo, Peter Smith
Aquaculture  vol: 314  issue: 1-4  first page: 44  year: 2011  
doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2011.01.049