Relative prevalence of Mycobacterium marinum in fish collected from aquaria and natural freshwaters in central Europe.
J Fish Dis
; 37(6): 527-33, 2014 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
A survey was carried out on occurrence of Mycobacterium marinum in fish kept in aquaria and those living in their natural environment. Species-specific qPCR targeting the erp and IS2404 genes together with the conventional culture method were used. The analysis of 72 ornamental fish (n = 216 samples gills, muscle and intestine) collected from aquaria revealed the presence of M. marinum in 30 individuals (41.7%) of whom 17 (23.6%) were later culture positive. Culture-independent detection revealed the presence of M. marinum in 16 of 83 environmental samples (19.3%) collected in aquaria. The presence of viable M. marinum cells was later confirmed in 5 samples (6.0%). No qPCR or culture positivity was observed when 123 groundwater fish and their corresponding environmental samples (n = 142) were analysed.
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Mycobacterium marinum
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Doenças dos Peixes
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Água Doce
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Animais de Zoológico
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Infecções por Mycobacterium não Tuberculosas
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2014
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