@article{347ea15ddada46abad1c5ba41d3906cd,
title = "Isolation and identification of mycobacterium peregrinum from the pacific white shrimp penaeus vannamei",
abstract = "Mycobacterium peregrinum was isolated from multifocal, melanized nodular lesions in the carapace of the cultured marine shrimp Penaeus vannamei. This is the first identification of this species of Mycobacterium in shrimp. The lesions appeared to be the result of opportunistic infections in otherwise healthy animals. The presence of M. peregrinum in cultured shrimp has a direct negative impact on the marketability of shrimp because it causes obvious black lesions. The potential for accidental infections of shrimp farm or packing plant workers from handling infected shrimp is of concern since nodular skin lesions induced by the bacterium are difficult to treat.",
author = "Mohney, {L. L.} and Poulos, {B. T.} and Brooker, {J. H.} and Cage, {G. D.} and Lightner, {D. V.}",
note = "Funding Information: We thank Jeffrey Garza for assistance with the original isolation of the organism, Rita Redman for histopathology and photographic assistance, and Kristina Schaller of the Arizona Department of Health Services State Laboratory for assistance in the HPLC analysis. We greatly appreciate the cooperation of the Veterans Administration Hospital for their valuable assistance with this project. Funding for this research was provided by the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Consortium Marine Shrimp Farming Program, Cooperative State Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under Grant 88-38808-3320.",
year = "1998",
month = mar,
doi = "10.1577/1548-8667(1998)010<0083:IAIOMP>2.0.CO;2",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "10",
pages = "83--88",
journal = "Journal of Aquatic Animal Health",
issn = "0899-7659",
publisher = "John Wiley & Sons Inc.",
number = "1",
}