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Mycobacterium pinnipedii: transmission from South American sea lion (Otaria byronia) to Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus bactrianus) and Malayan tapirs (Tapirus indicus).
Veterinary microbiology - 18 Mar 2008
Moser I, Prodinger W M, Hotzel H, Greenwald R, Lyashchenko K P, Bakker D, Gomis D, Seidler T, Ellenberger C, Hetzel U, Wuennemann K, Moisson P
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis infections caused by Mycobacterium (M.) pinnipedii in a South American sea lion, Bactrian camel, and Malayan tapirs kept in two zoological gardens spanning a time period of 5 years are reported. The zoos were linked by the transfer of one tapir. Conventional bacteriological and molecular methods were applied to detect the pathogen. Spoligotyping and MIRU/VNTR-typing performed to assess the genetic...
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