title: Propagation method of saving valuable strains from a Mycobacterium liflandii infection in Western clawed frogs (Silurana tropicalis).
abstract: Mycobacterium liflandii has been responsible for an emerging infection reported in the international trade of Western clawed frogs (Silurana tropicalis). This study shows that this mycolactone-producing Mycobacterium (MPM) has expanded its distribution range to France. The results of this study suggest that the use of in vitro fertilization to maintain genetic lines could be a temporary solution for valuable S. tropicalis propagation.
authors.affiliation: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Département Regulation, Développement et Diversité Moléculaire, USM 501/UMR 7221 Evolution des Régulations Endocriniennes, Département Jardins Zoologiques et Botaniques, Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes, 57 Rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France. chai@mnhn.fr
authors.forename: Norin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.forename: Odile
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bronchain
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Panteix
authors.forename: Sylvain
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Godreuil
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de Medeiros
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saunders
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bouts
authors.forename: Amaury
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Luze
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D001001:Anura / Q000235:genetics; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000662:veterinary*; D012098:Reproduction / Q000502:physiology; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary