Historical presence (1975-1985) of mycobacteriosis in Chesapeake Bay striped bass Morone saxatilis.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Jacobs, John M.; Howard, Dorothy W.; Rhodes, Matt R.; Newman, Martin W.; May, Eric B.; Harrell, Reginal M.
- Source
- Diseases of Aquatic Organisms; 7/23/2009, Vol. 85 Issue 3, p181-186, 6p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Chart
- Subject
- MYCOBACTERIAL diseases
STRIPED bass
BASSES (Fish)
FISH diseases
HISTOPATHOLOGY
POLYMERASE chain reaction
DISEASES
- Language
- ISSN
- 01775103
The article presents a study which examines the historical presence of mycobacteriosis in Chesapeake Bay striped bass Morone saxatilis from 1975 to 1985. For the stud, researchers analyzed paraffin-embedded tissue samples of age 1+ wild-captured striped bass taken from the Oxford Laboratory archives. Researchers found that of 37 cases available from the study period, two fish were positive according to histopathology and genus-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Results showed that mycobacteriosis is not a new condition of Chesapeake Bay striped bass.