Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
First report of a mycolactone-producing Mycobacterium infection in fish agriculture in Belgium.
- Journal:
- FEMS microbiology letters
- Year:
- 2008
- Authors:
- Stragier, Pieter et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Microbiology
Abstract
In the past few years, a mycolactone-producing subgroup of the Mycobacterium marinum complex has been identified and analyzed. These IS2404-positive species cause pathology in frogs and fish. A recently isolated mycobacterial strain from a fish in Belgium was analyzed using a variety of molecular methods and the results were identical to those obtained from a mycolactone-producing M. marinum from Israel.
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