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Mycobacterium marinum Infections in Fish and Humans in Israel

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.

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