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Isolation of Mycobacterium caprae (Lechtal genotype) from red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Italy.
Journal of wildlife diseases - 1 Apr 2014
Chiari Mario, Zanoni M, Alborali L G, Zanardi G, Avisani D, Tagliabue S, Gaffuri A, Pacciarini M L, Boniotti M B
Abstract excerpt
During tuberculosis (TB) surveillance, 53 hunted red deer (Cervus elaphus) were collected to determine whether TB was present in free-ranging animals from an Italian alpine area. Samples (lungs, liver, intestine, and lymph nodes) were cultured and analyzed by real-time PCR assay carried out direc...
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