A unique Mycobacterium species isolated from an epizootic of striped bass (Morone saxatilis)

Authors

Martha W. Rhodes, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Howard Kator, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Shaban Kotob, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Peter van Berkum
Ilsa Kaattari, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Wolfgang K. Vogelbein, Virginia Institute of Marine ScienceFollow
Margaret Floyd
W. Ray Butler
Frederick D. Quinn
Christopher Ottinger
Emmet Shotts

Document Type

Article

Department/Program

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Publication Date

2001

Journal

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Volume

7

Issue

5

First Page

896

Last Page

899

Abstract

We isolated a Mycobacterium sp. resembling Mycobacterium marinum and M. ulcerans from diseased striped bass (Morone saxatilis) during an epizootic of mycobacteriosis in the Chesapeake Bay. This isolate may represent an undescribed Mycobacterium species, based on phenotypic characteristics and comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence.

DOI

https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0705.017523

Keywords

RIBOSOMAL-RNA GENE; ULCERANS; IDENTIFICATION; TUBERCULOSIS; SEQUENCE; PCR; INFECTION; DISEASES; MARINUM

Creative Commons License

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Recommended Citation

Rhodes, M. W., Kator, H., Kotob, S., van Berkum, P., Kaattari, I., Vogelbein, W....Shotts, E. (2001). A Unique Mycobacterium Species Isolated from an Epizootic of Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis). Emerging Infectious Diseases, 7(5), 896-899. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0705.017523.