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Core single nucleotide polymorphism analysis reveals transmission of Mycobacterium marinum between animal and environmental sources in two aquaria.
Journal of fish diseases - 1 May 2023
Komine Takeshi, Srivorakul Saralee, Yoshida Mitsumi, Tanaka Yoshiaki, Sugimoto Yuma, Inohana Mari, Fukano Hanako, Hoshino Yoshihiko, Kurata Osamu, Wada Shinpei
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Mycobacterium marinum is a slow-growing, photochromogenic nontuberculous mycobacterium, which can cause mycobacteriosis in various animals, including humans. Several cases of fish mycobacteriosis have been reported to date. Mycobacterium marinum has also been isolated from aquatic environmental sources such as water, sand, biofilms, and plants in the natural environments. Hence, we hypothesized that a wide...
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