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
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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
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forearms GENERATED ⓘ hands GENERATED ⓘ |
| zoonoticAgent | true ⓘ |
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