Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection of Domesticated Asian Elephants, Thailand

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection of Domesticated Asian Elephants, Thailand

Four Asian elephants were confirmed to be infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis by bacterial culture, other diagnostic procedures, and sequencing of 16S–23S rDNA internal transcribed spacer region, 16S rRNA, and gyrase B gene sequences. Genotyping showed that the infectious agents originated from...

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Main Authors: Taweepoke Angkawanish, Worawidh Wajjwalku, Anucha Sirimalaisuwan, Thattawan Kaewsakhorn, Kittikorn Boonsri, Victor P.M.G. Rutten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Asian elephant
Thailand
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
bacteria
dispatch
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/12/10-0862_article

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