Table 2.
PCR Identification of Mycobacterium spp. in Fish and in Sump Swabs in 2015 at MH
| 83 fish tested | 14 sump swabs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | % | Mycobacterium spp. | % | Positive |
| 6 | 7 | M. chelonae | 57 | 8 |
| 3 | 4 | M. haemophilum | 29 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | M. fortuitum | 71 | 10 |
| 0 | 0 | M. peregrinum | 7 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | M. abscessus | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | M. marinum | 0 | 0 |
Percentage is obtained by dividing the number of positive results for each species by the number of tested samples. Note that this does not include the samples taken to confirm M. haemophilum infection in fish during the system 2 outbreak.
PCR, polymerase chain reaction.