Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2005, p. 892-895, Vol. 43, No. 2
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/JCM.43.2.892-895.2005
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Mycobacterium marinum Infections in Fish and Humans in Israel
M. Ucko and
A. Colorni*
Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Ltd., National Center for Mariculture, Eilat, Israel
Received 28 March 2004/
Returned for modification 2 July 2004/
Accepted 10 September 2004
Israeli Mycobacterium marinum isolates from humans and fish were compared by direct sequencing of the 16S rRNA and hsp65 genes, restriction mapping, and amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis. Significant molecular differences separated all clinical isolates from the piscine isolates, ruling out the local aquaculture industry as the source of human infections.
* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Ltd., National Center for Mariculture, P.O. Box 1212, Eilat 88112, Israel. Phone: 972-8-6361427. Fax: 972-8-6375761. E-mail: angelo{at}ocean.org.il.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2005, p. 892-895, Vol. 43, No. 2
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/JCM.43.2.892-895.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
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