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Isolation and characterization of mycobacteria from striped bass Morone saxatilis from the Chesapeake Bay.
Diseases of aquatic organisms - 21 Oct 2004
Rhodes Martha W, Kator Howard, Kaattari Ilsa, Gauthier David, Vogelbein Wolfgang, Ottinger Christopher A
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Mycobacteriosis in striped bass Morone saxatilis of Chesapeake Bay, USA, was first diagnosed in 1997 based on the presence of granulomatous inflammation and acid-fast bacteria in skin and spleen. To confirm histopathology, bacteriological detection and identification of mycobacteria were begun using splenic tissue from fish with and without skin ulcerations. On the basis of initial studies using a variety of...
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