Mycobacterium marinum

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Mycobacterium marinum is a waterborne, slow-growing, non-tuberculous mycobacterial species that commonly infects fish and can cause skin and soft tissue infections in humans, especially after exposure to aquariums or natural bodies of water.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bacterial species
non-tuberculous mycobacterium
acidFastStain Auramine–rhodamine positive
Ziehl–Neelsen positive
antibioticTreatment clarithromycin
doxycycline
ethambutol
rifampin
biosafetyLevel BSL-2
cellWallType mycolic-acid-rich
diseaseInHumans fish tank granuloma NERFINISHED
skin infection
soft tissue infection
swimming pool granuloma
domain Bacteria
exposureRiskFactor aquarium handling
fish handling
swimming in natural bodies of water
swimming pool exposure
family Mycobacteriaceae NERFINISHED
firstDescribedBy Aronson NERFINISHED
firstDescriptionYear 1926
genus Mycobacterium NERFINISHED
gramStain acid-fast
growthMedium Lowenstein–Jensen medium NERFINISHED
Middlebrook 7H10 agar NERFINISHED
growthRate slow-growing
habitat aquarium water
freshwater environments
marine environments
host humans
modelOrganismFor tuberculosis pathogenesis
motility non-motile
notableVirulenceFeature intracellular survival in macrophages GENERATED
optimalGrowthTemperature 28–32 °C
order Corynebacteriales NERFINISHED
oxygenRequirement aerobic
pathogenicity opportunistic pathogen
phylum Actinobacteria NERFINISHED
pigmentation photochromogenic
portalOfEntry minor trauma to extremities
skin abrasions
primaryHost fish
relatedTo Mycobacterium tuberculosis NERFINISHED
RunyonGroup Group I
shape rod-shaped
taxonRank species
temperaturePreference psychrotolerant
transmissionRoute direct inoculation through skin
typicalLesionLocationInHumans fingers GENERATED
forearms GENERATED
hands GENERATED
zoonoticAgent true

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Mycobacterium includesSpecies Mycobacterium marinum