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Whole genome sequencing-based identification of human tuberculosis caused by animal-lineage Mycobacterium orygis.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 21 Nov 2023
Islam Md Rashedul, Sharma Meenu K, KhunKhun Rupinder, Shandro Cary, Sekirov Inna, Tyrrell Gregory J, Soualhine Hafid
Abstract excerpt
A recently described member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) is Mycobacterium orygis, which can cause disease primarily in animals but also in humans. Although M. orygis has been reported from different geographic regions around the world, due to a lack of proper identification techniques, the contribution of this emerging pathogen to the global burden of zoonotic tuberculosis is not fully...
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