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Mycobacterium stomatepiae sp. nov., a slowly growing, non-chromogenic species isolated from fish.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Dec 2008
Pourahmad Fazel, Cervellione Fabio, Thompson Kim D, Taggart John B, Adams Alexandra, Richards Randolph H
Abstract excerpt
Slowly growing, non-chromogenic mycobacteria were isolated from striped barombi mbo cichlids (Stomatepia mariae) maintained at the London Zoo Aquarium, UK. The isolates could be differentiated from other slowly growing, non-pigmented mycobacteria by a combination of phenotypic features including their inability to grow at 37 degrees C, positive tests for heat-stable catalase, tellurite reduction and arylsulfatase...
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