Characterization of the causative organism of ornamental fish mycobactriosis in Malaysia

The causative organism of fish mycobacteriosis in ornamental fish (goldfish, Carassius auratu and red eyed tetra, Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae) in Malaysia was characterized by examining biochemical and physiological properties. The organism formed tiny white colonies in less than three days at 30°C...

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Main Authors: Shamsudin, Mad Nasir, Tajima, K., Kimura, T., Shariff, M., Anderson, L. G.
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Published: Japanese Society of Fish Pathology 1990
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author Shamsudin, Mad Nasir
Tajima, K.
Kimura, T.
Shariff, M.
Anderson, L. G.
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Tajima, K.
Kimura, T.
Shariff, M.
Anderson, L. G.
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description The causative organism of fish mycobacteriosis in ornamental fish (goldfish, Carassius auratu and red eyed tetra, Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae) in Malaysia was characterized by examining biochemical and physiological properties. The organism formed tiny white colonies in less than three days at 30°C on Bacto Lowenstein Medium in complete darkness, but become yellow after exposure to light (photochromogenic). The isolate was an acid-fast, weakly Gram positive rod and the guanine plus cytosine (% G+C) was 62.6. It was confirmed that the isolate belonged to the genus Mycobacterium. The isolate differed in many characteristics from the reference strains of M. chelonei subsp. chelonei and M. chelonei subsp. abscessus, as well as the rapidly growing, photochromogenic M. parafortuitum and M. vaccae cited in the Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology vol. 2 (1986).
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spelling upm-394952015-08-10T01:33:56Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39495/ Characterization of the causative organism of ornamental fish mycobactriosis in Malaysia Shamsudin, Mad Nasir Tajima, K. Kimura, T. Shariff, M. Anderson, L. G. The causative organism of fish mycobacteriosis in ornamental fish (goldfish, Carassius auratu and red eyed tetra, Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae) in Malaysia was characterized by examining biochemical and physiological properties. The organism formed tiny white colonies in less than three days at 30°C on Bacto Lowenstein Medium in complete darkness, but become yellow after exposure to light (photochromogenic). The isolate was an acid-fast, weakly Gram positive rod and the guanine plus cytosine (% G+C) was 62.6. It was confirmed that the isolate belonged to the genus Mycobacterium. The isolate differed in many characteristics from the reference strains of M. chelonei subsp. chelonei and M. chelonei subsp. abscessus, as well as the rapidly growing, photochromogenic M. parafortuitum and M. vaccae cited in the Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology vol. 2 (1986). Japanese Society of Fish Pathology 1990 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39495/1/Characterization%20of%20the%20Causative%20Organism%20of%20Ornamental%20Fish%20Mycobactriosis%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Shamsudin, Mad Nasir and Tajima, K. and Kimura, T. and Shariff, M. and Anderson, L. G. (1990) Characterization of the causative organism of ornamental fish mycobactriosis in Malaysia. Fish Pathology, 25 (1). pp. 1-6. ISSN 0388-788X; ESSN: 1881-7335 https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jsfp1966/25/1/25_1_1/_article 10.3147/jsfp.25.1
spellingShingle Shamsudin, Mad Nasir
Tajima, K.
Kimura, T.
Shariff, M.
Anderson, L. G.
Characterization of the causative organism of ornamental fish mycobactriosis in Malaysia
title Characterization of the causative organism of ornamental fish mycobactriosis in Malaysia
title_full Characterization of the causative organism of ornamental fish mycobactriosis in Malaysia
title_fullStr Characterization of the causative organism of ornamental fish mycobactriosis in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of the causative organism of ornamental fish mycobactriosis in Malaysia
title_short Characterization of the causative organism of ornamental fish mycobactriosis in Malaysia
title_sort characterization of the causative organism of ornamental fish mycobactriosis in malaysia
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