Novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Pathogen, M. mungi

Seven outbreaks involving increasing numbers of banded mongoose troops and high death rates have been documented. We identified a Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex pathogen, M. mungi sp. nov., as the causative agent among banded mongooses that live near humans in Chobe District, Botswana. Host spec...

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Autores principales: Alexander, Kathleen A., Laver, Pete N., Michel, Anita L., Williams, Mark, van Helden, Paul D., Warren, Robin M., Gey van Pittius, Nicolaas C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3298296/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20678329
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1608.100314
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author Alexander, Kathleen A.
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Williams, Mark
van Helden, Paul D.
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Gey van Pittius, Nicolaas C.
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description Seven outbreaks involving increasing numbers of banded mongoose troops and high death rates have been documented. We identified a Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex pathogen, M. mungi sp. nov., as the causative agent among banded mongooses that live near humans in Chobe District, Botswana. Host spectrum and transmission dynamics remain unknown.
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spelling pubmed-32982962012-03-14 Novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Pathogen, M. mungi Alexander, Kathleen A. Laver, Pete N. Michel, Anita L. Williams, Mark van Helden, Paul D. Warren, Robin M. Gey van Pittius, Nicolaas C. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Seven outbreaks involving increasing numbers of banded mongoose troops and high death rates have been documented. We identified a Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex pathogen, M. mungi sp. nov., as the causative agent among banded mongooses that live near humans in Chobe District, Botswana. Host spectrum and transmission dynamics remain unknown. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-08 /pmc/articles/PMC3298296/ /pubmed/20678329 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1608.100314 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Alexander, Kathleen A.
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Novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Pathogen, M. mungi
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title_short Novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Pathogen, M. mungi
title_sort novel mycobacterium tuberculosis complex pathogen, m. mungi
topic Dispatch
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