Article
Whole genome sequence analysis of Mycobacterium suricattae.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Dec 2015
Dippenaar Anzaan, Parsons Sven David Charles, Sampson Samantha Leigh, van der Merwe Ruben Gerhard, Drewe Julian Ashley, Abdallah Abdallah Musa, Siame Kabengele Keith, Gey van Pittius Nicolaas Claudius, van Helden Paul David, Pain Arnab, Warren Robin Mark
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis occurs in various mammalian hosts and is caused by a range of different lineages of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). A recently described member, Mycobacterium suricattae, causes tuberculosis in meerkats (Suricata suricatta) in Southern Africa and preliminary genetic analysis showed this organism to be closely related to an MTBC pathogen of rock hyraxes (Procavia capensis), the dassie...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
