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Characterization of Mycobacterium africanum subtype I among cows in a dairy farm in Bangladesh using spoligotyping.
The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health - 1 Jul 2007
Rahim Zeaur, Möllers Marius, te Koppele-Vije Arianne, de Beer Jessica, Zaman Khadiza, Matin M A, Kamal M, Raquib Rubhana, van Soolingen Dick, Baqi M A, Heilmann Frank G C, van der Zanden Adri G M
Abstract excerpt
Acid-fast bacilli (AFB) were detected in the autopsy lung tissue homogenate samples of four cows (variety Frisian cross) in a dairy farm in Bangladesh. Histopathological examination of the lung tissue demonstrated prominent granulomas, caseating necrosis and calcification indicative of tuberculosis (TB) infection. Mycobacteria could not be cultured from the tissue homogenate samples by Lowenstein-Jensen based...
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