Novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Pathogen, M. mungi

Autor:	Kathleen A. Alexander, Pete N. Laver, Anita L. Michel, Mark Williams, Paul D. van Helden, Robin M. Warren, Nicolaas C. Gey van Pittius
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex Mycobacterium mungi banded mongoose human–wildlife interface wildlife Medicine Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Zdroj:	Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 8, Pp 1296-1299 (2010)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid1608.100314
Popis:	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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