Mycobacterium fortuitum isolated from three species of fish in South Africa.

نویسندگان

  • R R Bragg
  • H F Huchzermeyer
  • M A Hanisch
چکیده

Mycobacterium fortuitum was isolated from 3 species of freshwater fish in South Africa for the first time. The bacterium was isolated from oscars, guppies and discus fish from different sources. Heavy mortalities as a result of infection with this bacterium were reported from a guppy farm and the multi-resistance of this isolate to antimicrobials rules out the treatment of infected fish.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Onderstepoort journal of veterinary research

دوره 57 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1990