Article
Mycobacterium shottsii sp. nov., a slowly growing species isolated from Chesapeake Bay striped bass (Morone saxatilis).
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Mar 2003
Rhodes Martha W, Kator Howard, Kotob Shaban, van Berkum Peter, Kaattari Ilsa, Vogelbein Wolfgang, Quinn Frederick, Floyd Margaret M, Butler W Ray, Ottinger Christopher A
Abstract excerpt
Slowly growing, non-pigmented mycobacteria were isolated from striped bass (Morone saxatilis) during an epizootic of mycobacteriosis in the Chesapeake Bay. Growth characteristics, acid-fastness and results of 16S rRNA gene sequencing were consistent with those of the genus Mycobacterium. A unique profile of biochemical reactions was observed among the 21 isolates. A single cluster of eight peaks identified by...
Topics
- Animals
- Bass
- Fish Diseases
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mycobacterium
- Mycobacterium Infections
- Phenotype
- Phylogeny
- RNA, Bacterial
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
- Sequence Analysis, DNA