Article
Comparative genomics of Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis strains within a group of captive lowland tapirs.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2025
Brangsch Hanka, Marcordes Sandra, Busch Anne, Weber Michael, Wolf Silver A, Semmler Torsten, Höper Dirk, Calvelage Sten, Linde Jörg, Barth Stefanie A
Abstract excerpt
Within a group of three captive lowland tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) suffering from clinically apparent mycobacteriosis, non-tuberculous Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis (MAH) strains were isolated from the animals and the tapir's enclosure. Based on MIRU-VNTR findings, which identified two closely related INMV profiles (124 and 246), a micro-evolutionary event was assumed, and four available MAH strains...
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- Animals
- Mycobacterium avium
- Perissodactyla
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Genome, Bacterial
- Genomics
