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Novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolate from a wild chimpanzee.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Jun 2013
Coscolla Mireia, Lewin Astrid, Metzger Sonja, Maetz-Rennsing Kerstin, Calvignac-Spencer Sébastien, Nitsche Andreas, Dabrowski Pjotr Wojtek, Radonic Aleksandar, Niemann Stefan, Parkhill Julian, Couacy-Hymann Emmanuel, Feldman Julia, Comas Iñaki, Boesch Christophe, Gagneux Sebastien, Leendertz Fabian H
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by gram-positive bacteria known as the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). MTBC include several human-associated lineages and several variants adapted to domestic and, more rarely, wild animal species. We report an M. tuberculosis strain isolated from a wild chi...
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