Mycobacteria as Environmental Portent in Chesapeake Bay Fish Species

Infection with environmental mycobacteria is increasing among many Chesapeake Bay fish species. Prevalence in juvenile Atlantic menhaden differed between tributaries and ranged from 2% to 57%. Mycobacterial infection may be a syndromic sentinel of altered environmental conditions that threaten aquat...

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Autores principales: Kane, Andrew S., Stine, Cynthia B., Hungerford, Laura, Matsche, Mark, Driscoll, Cindy, Baya, Ana M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2725881/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17479905
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1302.060558
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Sumario:Infection with environmental mycobacteria is increasing among many Chesapeake Bay fish species. Prevalence in juvenile Atlantic menhaden differed between tributaries and ranged from 2% to 57%. Mycobacterial infection may be a syndromic sentinel of altered environmental conditions that threaten aquatic animal health.

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