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First Molecular Detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans pseudoshottsii From Gulf Strain Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis).
Journal of fish diseases - 1 Mar 2026
Rakestraw Alex W, Fast Kayla M, Dogbe Magdalene, Picq Sophie, Receveur Joseph P, Chevillon Christine, Guégan Jean-François, Pechal Jennifer L, Jordan Heather R, Benbow M Eric, Sandel Michael W
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Mycobacterium ulcerans pseudoshottsii is a mycolactone-producing bacterium previously isolated from Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis (Walbaum)) from Chesapeake Bay and adjacent waters of the Atlantic Coast of North America. We report the first molecular detection of this pathogen in the native Gulf strain of Morone saxatilis collected from the Pearl River, Mississippi (USA). Molecular identification was conducted...
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