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Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in cattle from the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
10 Oct 2017
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BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the main causative agent of tuberculosis (TB) in human and Mycobacterium bovis commonly causes tuberculosis in animals. Transmission of tuberculosis caused by both pathogens can occur from human to animals and vice versa. RESULTS: In the current study, M. tuberculosis, as confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using primers targeting 3 regions of difference (RD4,...
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