Microbes

Samper · 03-04-2006, 01:48 AM

Can anyone name any microbes found in the ocean that are known to cause harm to humans? This could be....a prion, virus, bacteria or protozoa.

Steven Pro · 03-04-2006, 06:45 AM

Mycobacterium marinum, Vibrio, and Pfiesteria piscicida

Samper · 03-04-2006, 10:35 AM

Thanks a ton. I have give a talk on a microbe that affects humans for my microbiology class and wanted to do something marine related.

Steven Pro · 03-04-2006, 12:11 PM

In case you have not already seen it, I wrote an article on Mycobacterium marinum here,
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...ture/index.php

Samper · 03-04-2006, 04:35 PM

You'll be happy to know that your name will be appearing on a works cited page for my project!

That link and links at the bottom of the page has everything that I need. Thanks again.
Do you have any additional pics that didn't appear in the article? I'd like to make a slide show or some transparencies for my talk.

**Ninong** · 03-04-2006, 07:23 PM

Check out the pictures of Sean Tobin's thumb in this thread on Reef Central.

Steven Pro · 03-04-2006, 08:09 PM

The only pictures I have were in that article.

jasutton · 03-04-2006, 10:46 PM

Samper i dont know if this will help but Zoo's secrete a toxin similar to Botulinum toxin...nasty stuff.

BubbaWPB · 03-05-2006, 11:23 AM

Mycobacteria are nasty bugs... M. tuberculosis causes.. you gessed it... tuberculosis. And M. leprae causes... you're batting a thousand... leprosy. Nasty little bugs - good thing is that they are treatable.

**Ninong** · 03-05-2006, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by BubbaWPB

Nasty little bugs - good thing is that they are treatable.

Except for MDR TB. Some of those cases refuse to respond to even aggressive combination therapy.

Frag Hag · 03-05-2006, 02:22 PM

Thank you very much.

Not only am I trading in my swim suit for a haz mat suit after reading article on jacuzzis, but I am also donning the damned suit to clean my tank.

BubbaWPB · 03-05-2006, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninong

Except for MDR TB. Some of those cases refuse to respond to even aggressive combination therapy.

You are correct, but I didn't want to go into the exceptions... no need to get Frag Hag wearing her Hazmat suit to work...

Samper · 03-15-2006, 03:44 PM

Does anyone know the size of the bacterium for M. marinum?

Samper · 03-15-2006, 10:44 PM

I couldnt find this information anywhere

**Ninong** · 03-16-2006, 04:12 PM

Why do you need to know the exact size of Mycobacterium marinum?

All bacteria are single-celled organisms and, as such, are VERY small. Are you trying to figure out how many million of them would fit in a cubic centimeter or something along those lines?

Bacteria are small, but not as small as viruses. If I had to take a very wild guess, just off the top of my head, I would guess that M. marinum is larger than 10 µm but smaller than 50 µm.

Samper · 03-19-2006, 08:51 PM

In my microbiology class we were doing 15 minute presentations on specific microbes that affect humans. I chose M. marinum. He did ask that we be specific on the size of the microbe since there is a big difference in the size of a virus compared to a protozoan. Most people were able to find that information. I wasn't able to find the size and had to guess but it worked out fine cause my presentation earned the highest grade in the class.

**Ninong** · 03-19-2006, 09:07 PM

Oh, OK. BTW, my estimate on the size of Mycobacterium marinum is probably on the high side. I hereby retract it and instead guess that it is probably somewhere around 2 to 3 µm.

Check out this interactive site. Start the animation. Looks like both E. coli and Staphylococcus are slightly less than 2 µm. I doubt that the various species (there are 24) in the genus Mycobacterium are all that much larger.

**Ninong** · 03-23-2006, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninong

Except for MDR TB. Some of those cases refuse to respond to even aggressive combination therapy.

In the news today!

P.S. -- If you're a fundamentalist who doesn't believe in evolution, you have nothing to worry about because what is happening with Mycobacterium tuberculosis can't happen.

Ray_D · 03-24-2006, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Steven Pro

In case you have not already seen it, I wrote an article on Mycobacterium marinum here,
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...ture/index.php

ahh so its your fault my wife makes me ware thses shoulder lenght gloves when moving my frags around

good articule none the less

03-04-2006, 01:48 AM	#1
Samper Contributing Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 3,761	Microbes Can anyone name any microbes found in the ocean that are known to cause harm to humans? This could be....a prion, virus, bacteria or protozoa. __________________ Keep your heart pure conceive your own dreams Respect your fellow man the earth and the trees.

03-04-2006, 10:35 AM	#3
Samper Contributing Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 3,761	Thanks a ton. I have give a talk on a microbe that affects humans for my microbiology class and wanted to do something marine related. __________________ Keep your heart pure conceive your own dreams Respect your fellow man the earth and the trees.

03-04-2006, 04:35 PM	#5
Samper Contributing Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 3,761	You'll be happy to know that your name will be appearing on a works cited page for my project! That link and links at the bottom of the page has everything that I need. Thanks again. Do you have any additional pics that didn't appear in the article? I'd like to make a slide show or some transparencies for my talk. __________________ Keep your heart pure conceive your own dreams Respect your fellow man the earth and the trees.

03-04-2006, 07:23 PM	#6
Ninong Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Louisiana Posts: 20,311	Check out the pictures of Sean Tobin's thumb in this thread on Reef Central. __________________ Ninong

03-05-2006, 11:23 AM	#9
BubbaWPB Governor Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 1,234	Mycobacteria are nasty bugs... M. tuberculosis causes.. you gessed it... tuberculosis. And M. leprae causes... you're batting a thousand... leprosy. Nasty little bugs - good thing is that they are treatable. __________________ Bubba Hmmm... now that the tank is full, I could convert the pool to saltwater... Bubba's Aquarium Log

03-04-2006, 06:45 AM	#2
Steven Pro Mayor Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 672	Mycobacterium marinum, Vibrio, and Pfiesteria piscicida

03-04-2006, 12:11 PM	#4
Steven Pro Mayor Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 672	In case you have not already seen it, I wrote an article on Mycobacterium marinum here, http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...ture/index.php

03-04-2006, 08:09 PM	#7
Steven Pro Mayor Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 672	The only pictures I have were in that article.

03-04-2006, 10:46 PM	#8
jasutton Citizen Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: chicago Posts: 183	Samper i dont know if this will help but Zoo's secrete a toxin similar to Botulinum toxin...nasty stuff.

03-05-2006, 02:22 PM	#11
Frag Hag Citizen Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: So. Calif. Posts: 188	Thank you very much. Not only am I trading in my swim suit for a haz mat suit after reading article on jacuzzis, but I am also donning the damned suit to clean my tank.

03-15-2006, 03:44 PM	#13
Samper Contributing Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 3,761	Does anyone know the size of the bacterium for M. marinum? __________________ Keep your heart pure conceive your own dreams Respect your fellow man the earth and the trees.

03-15-2006, 10:44 PM	#14
Samper Contributing Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 3,761	I couldnt find this information anywhere __________________ Keep your heart pure conceive your own dreams Respect your fellow man the earth and the trees.

03-16-2006, 04:12 PM	#15
Ninong Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Louisiana Posts: 20,311	Why do you need to know the exact size of Mycobacterium marinum? All bacteria are single-celled organisms and, as such, are VERY small. Are you trying to figure out how many million of them would fit in a cubic centimeter or something along those lines? Bacteria are small, but not as small as viruses. If I had to take a very wild guess, just off the top of my head, I would guess that M. marinum is larger than 10 µm but smaller than 50 µm. __________________ Ninong

03-19-2006, 08:51 PM	#16
Samper Contributing Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 3,761	In my microbiology class we were doing 15 minute presentations on specific microbes that affect humans. I chose M. marinum. He did ask that we be specific on the size of the microbe since there is a big difference in the size of a virus compared to a protozoan. Most people were able to find that information. I wasn't able to find the size and had to guess but it worked out fine cause my presentation earned the highest grade in the class. __________________ Keep your heart pure conceive your own dreams Respect your fellow man the earth and the trees.

03-19-2006, 09:07 PM	#17
Ninong Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Louisiana Posts: 20,311	Oh, OK. BTW, my estimate on the size of Mycobacterium marinum is probably on the high side. I hereby retract it and instead guess that it is probably somewhere around 2 to 3 µm. Check out this interactive site. Start the animation. Looks like both E. coli and Staphylococcus are slightly less than 2 µm. I doubt that the various species (there are 24) in the genus Mycobacterium are all that much larger. __________________ Ninong

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