Novel Cause of Tuberculosis in Meerkats, South Africa

The organism that causes tuberculosis in meerkats (Suricata suricatta) has been poorly characterized. Our genetic analysis showed it to be a novel member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and closely related to the dassie bacillus. We have named this epidemiologically and genetically unique...

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Autores principales: Parsons, Sven D.C., Drewe, Julian A., Gey van Pittius, Nicolaas C., Warren, Robin M., van Helden, Paul D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3840885/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24274183
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1912.130268
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author Parsons, Sven D.C.
Drewe, Julian A.
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description The organism that causes tuberculosis in meerkats (Suricata suricatta) has been poorly characterized. Our genetic analysis showed it to be a novel member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and closely related to the dassie bacillus. We have named this epidemiologically and genetically unique strain M. suricattae.
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spelling pubmed-38408852013-12-04 Novel Cause of Tuberculosis in Meerkats, South Africa Parsons, Sven D.C. Drewe, Julian A. Gey van Pittius, Nicolaas C. Warren, Robin M. van Helden, Paul D. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch The organism that causes tuberculosis in meerkats (Suricata suricatta) has been poorly characterized. Our genetic analysis showed it to be a novel member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and closely related to the dassie bacillus. We have named this epidemiologically and genetically unique strain M. suricattae. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-12 /pmc/articles/PMC3840885/ /pubmed/24274183 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1912.130268 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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Novel Cause of Tuberculosis in Meerkats, South Africa
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title_sort novel cause of tuberculosis in meerkats, south africa
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