Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection of Domesticated Asian Elephants, Thailand

Four Asian elephants were confirmed to be infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis by bacterial culture, other diagnostic procedures, and sequencing of 16S–23S rDNA internal transcribed spacer region, 16S rRNA, and gyrase B gene sequences. Genotyping showed that the infectious agents originated from...

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Autores principales: Angkawanish, Taweepoke, Wajjwalku, Worawidh, Sirimalaisuwan, Anucha, Kaewsakhorn, Thattawan, Boonsri, Kittikorn, Rutten, Victor P.M.G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3294569/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21122228
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1612.100862
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Sumario:Four Asian elephants were confirmed to be infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis by bacterial culture, other diagnostic procedures, and sequencing of 16S–23S rDNA internal transcribed spacer region, 16S rRNA, and gyrase B gene sequences. Genotyping showed that the infectious agents originated from 4 sources in Thailand. To identify infections, a combination of diagnostic assays is essential.

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