TABLE 1.
Mycobacterium isolates, their hosts, and their origins
| Code | Isolate | Host | Origina | GenBank accession no. to which identity was found for:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16S rRNA | hsp65 | ||||
| Clinical isolates | |||||
| H1-H20b | M. marinum | Human | Israel | AF251565 | AF456474 |
| 98100 | M. marinum | Human | Italy | AF251565 | AF456474 |
| 93147172 | M. ulcerans | Human | Australia | X88926 | AF456475 |
| Fish isolatesc | |||||
| DL240490 | M. marinum Eilaticum | European sea bass (Dicentrarcitus labrax) | Israel, marine (RS), cultured | AF456238 | AF456468 |
| DL150991 | M. marinum Eilaticum | European sea bass (D. labrax) | Israel, marine (MS), cultured | AF456238 | AF456468 |
| DL180892d | M. marinum Eilaticum | European sea bass (D. labrax) | Israel, brackish water, cultured | ||
| CF030494 | M. marinum Eilaticum | Butterflyfish (Chaetodon fasciatus) | Israel, marine (RS), captive | AF456238 | AF456468 |
| SA200695d | M. marinum Eilaticum | Gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) | Israel, marine (RS), cultured | ||
| Hyb270995e | M. marinum Eilaticum | Hybrid red sea bream (Pagrus major [female] × S. aurata [male]) | Israel, marine (RS), cultured | AF456238 | |
| SR030597 | M. marinum Eilaticum | Rabbitfish (Siganus rivulatus) | Israel, marine (RS), wild | AF456238 | AF456468 |
| E1100398e | M. marinum Eilaticum | Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) | Israel, marine (RS), captive | AF456238 | |
| DL045 | M. marinum hellenicum | European sea bass (D. labrax) | Greece, marine (MS), cultured | AF456241 | AF456471 |
| DL049 | M. sp. strain Graecum | European sea bass (D. labrax) | Greece, marine (MS), cultured | AF456242 | AF456472 |
| DL/DK | M. marinum | European seabass (D. labrax) | Denmark, marine, cultured | AF456240 | AF456470 |
| CC240299 | M. marinum Cyprinum | Koi (Cyprinus carpio) | Israel, freshwater, cultured | AF456239 | AF456469 |
| BB170200 | M. marinum Cyprinum | Silver perch (Bidyanus bidyanus) | Israel, freshwater, cultured | AF456239 | AF456469 |
| S4 | M. marinum | Snakehead (Channa striata) | Thailand, freshwater | AF251565 | AF456474 |
| S267 | M. marinum | Snakehead (C. striata) | Thailand, freshwater | AF251565 | AF456474 |
| ATCC 927 | M. marinum | Unspecified fish | United States, marine, captive | AF456240 | AF456470 |
a
RS, Red Sea; MS, Mediterranean Sea.
b
These 20 isolates originated from various Israeli hospitals (between 1992 and 1999) and were stored in the collection of the National Center for Mycobacteria in Tel Aviv.
c
With the exception of isolate E1100398, from a sea turtle. All of the Israeli fish isolates were from Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Ltd., National Center for Mariculture, Eilat, Israel. The first two letters of the code indicate the initials of the host's genus and species; the digits indicate the date of isolation (two digits each for the day, month, and year).
d
Not included in the study of 16S rRNA and hsp65 gene sequences.
e
Not included in the hsp65 sequence study.