Isolation of Mycobacteria from Frozen Fish Destined for Human Consumption

• Main Authors: Mediel, M. J., Rodriguez, V., Codina, G., Martin-Casabona, N.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: American Society for Microbiology 2000
• Subjects: Food Microbiology; Hake; Gadus morhua
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC92197; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10919833

Mycobacteria were isolated from defrost water and tissue of sole (Solea solea), hake (Merluccius merluccius), cod (Gadus morhua), ling (Genypterus blacodes), and monkfish (Lophius piscatorius) on Löwenstein-Jensen medium after incubation at different temperatures. Samples of frozen fish were obtaine...