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Mycobacterium marinum
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MICROBIOLOGY
- Slow growing, pigmented AFB, photochromogenic non-tubercular mycobacterium (NTM).
- Grows best at 30-33°C on LJ slants [Fig 1], usually within 7-21d.
- Reservoir: water and marine organisms with worldwide distribution.
- Survives in fresh or salt water.
- Previously called M. balnei.
- Usually resistant to INH, PAS; reduced susceptibilities to streptomycin.
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MICROBIOLOGY
- Slow growing, pigmented AFB, photochromogenic non-tubercular mycobacterium (NTM).
- Grows best at 30-33°C on LJ slants [Fig 1], usually within 7-21d.
- Reservoir: water and marine organisms with worldwide distribution.
- Survives in fresh or salt water.
- Previously called M. balnei.
- Usually resistant to INH, PAS; reduced susceptibilities to streptomycin.
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Last updated: November 8, 2019
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul. "Mycobacterium Marinum." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2019. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540368/all/Mycobacterium_marinum.
Auwaerter P. Mycobacterium marinum. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540368/all/Mycobacterium_marinum. Accessed May 31, 2020.
Auwaerter, P. (2019). Mycobacterium marinum. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved May 31, 2020, from https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540368/all/Mycobacterium_marinum
Auwaerter P. Mycobacterium Marinum [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. [cited 2020 May 31]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540368/all/Mycobacterium_marinum.
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