A first insight into genetic diversity of Mycobacterium bovis isolated from extrapulmonary tuberculosis patients in South Tunisia assessed by spoligotyping and MIRU VNTR.

A first insight into genetic diversity of Mycobacterium bovis isolated from extrapulmonary tuberculosis patients in South Tunisia assessed by spoligotyping and MIRU VNTR.

<h4>Introduction</h4>In Tunisia, almost 77% of clinically and bacteriologically diagnosed cases of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) are zoonotic TB, caused by M. bovis. Although several studies have analyzed bovine TB in cattle in Tunisia, no study has evaluated the risk of transmissio...

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Main Authors: Mariam Siala, Cécile Cassan, Salma Smaoui, Sana Kammoun, Chema Marouane, Sylvain Godreuil, Salma Hachicha, Emna Mhiri, Leila Slim, Dhikrayet Gamara, Férièle Messadi-Akrout, Anne-Laure Bañuls
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-09-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007707

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