Pathology of camel tuberculosis and molecular characterization of its causative agents in pastoral regions of Ethiopia.

Pathology of camel tuberculosis and molecular characterization of its causative agents in pastoral regions of Ethiopia.

A cross sectional study was conducted on 906 apparently healthy camels slaughtered at Akaki and Metehara abattoirs to investigate the pathology of camel tuberculosis (TB) and characterize its causative agents using postmortem examination, mycobacteriological culturing, and multiplex polymerase chain...

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Main Authors:	Gezahegne Mamo, Gizachew Bayleyegn, Tesfaye Sisay Tessema, Mengistu Legesse, Girmay Medhin, Gunnar Bjune, Fekadu Abebe, Gobena Ameni
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:	PLoS ONE
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3025912?pdf=render

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