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

January 1, 2001

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.

Citation Information

Publication Year 2001
Title A unique Mycobactierum species isolated from an epizootic of striped bass (Morone saxatilis)
DOI 10.3201/eid0705.017523
Authors M. W. Rhodes, H. Kator, S. Kotob, P. van Berkum, I. Kaattari, W. Vogelbein, M.M. Floyd, W.R. Butler, F.D. Quinn, C. Ottinger
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Emerging Infectious Diseases
Index ID 1014971
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Leetown Science Center