Sevim P, Ozer S, Rad F
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Provincial Directorate of Çorum, Çorum, Turkey;
Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, University of Mersin, 33169 Mersin, Turkey.
Iran J Vet Res. 2015 Spring;16(2):144-9.
Ichthyozoonotic Mycobacterium spp. poses health risks both to fish and humans. In this study, the presence of ichthyozoonotic Mycobacterium spp. was investigated in red mullet (Mullus barbatus barbatus) and surmullet (Mullus surmuletus), widely caught species in the Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea. A total of 208 fish samples, provided from fishermen of Mersin province (Turkey) were studied. Using conventional methods, Mycobacterium spp. was isolated and identified at the genus level by PCR and at the species level by PCR-RFLP. Thirteen Mycobacterium spp. were detected in 13 (6.25%) fish samples. Four mycobacteria were identified as M. genavense, three as M. fortuitum, three as M. scrofulaceum, one as M. marinum, one as M. vaccae and one as M. aurum. No signs of mycobacteriosis were observed in fish samples. Findings of this study can contribute to future studies of onichthyozoonotic Mycobacterium spp. in seafood.
鱼源性分枝杆菌对鱼类和人类都构成健康风险。在本研究中,对在地中海和爱琴海广泛捕获的红鲻鱼(Mullus barbatus barbatus)和羊鱼(Mullus surmuletus)中鱼源性分枝杆菌的存在情况进行了调查。研究了从土耳其梅尔辛省渔民处获得的总共208份鱼类样本。采用常规方法,通过PCR在属水平上分离和鉴定分枝杆菌属,并通过PCR-RFLP在种水平上进行鉴定。在13份(6.25%)鱼类样本中检测到13种分枝杆菌。鉴定出4株为日内瓦分枝杆菌,3株为偶然分枝杆菌,3株为瘰疬分枝杆菌,1株为海分枝杆菌,1株为母牛分枝杆菌,1株为金分枝杆菌。在鱼类样本中未观察到分枝杆菌病的迹象。本研究结果可为未来海鲜中鱼源性分枝杆菌的研究做出贡献。