First detection of bovine tuberculosis by Ziehl–Neelsen staining and polymerase chain reaction at dairy farms in the Lekok Sub-District, Pasuruan Regency, and Surabaya region, Indo... by Itfetania Aemilly Desire, Muhammad Luqman, Yulianna Puspitasari, Wiwiek Tyasningsih, Dhandy Koesoemo Wardhana, Dewa Ketut Meles, Yeni Dhamayanti, Dian Ayu Permatasari, Adiana Mutamsari Witaningrum, Agnes Dwi Sis Perwitasari, Hartanto Mulyo Raharjo, Siti Rani Ayuti, Shendy Canadya Kurniawan, Intan Noor Aina Kamaruzaman, Otto Sahat Martua Silaen

“…Materials and Methods: Milk samples were aseptically collected from 50 cattle in the Lekok Subdistrict, Pasuruan Regency, and 44 from dairy farms in the Lakarsantri Subdistrict, Wonocolo Subdistrict, Mulyorejo Subdistrict, and Kenjeran Subdistrict, Surabaya, East Java. To detect Mycobacteria at the species level, each sample was assessed by Ziehl–Neelsen staining and PCR using the RD1 and RD4 genes. …”
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Unique genomic sequences in a novel Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis lineage enable fine scale transmission route tracing during pig movement by Tetsuya Komatsu, Kenji Ohya, Atsushi Ota, Yukiko Nishiuchi, Hirokazu Yano, Kayoko Matsuo, Justice Opare Odoi, Shota Suganuma, Kotaro Sawai, Akemi Hasebe, Tetsuo Asai, Tokuma Yanai, Hideto Fukushi, Takayuki Wada, Shiomi Yoshida, Toshihiro Ito, Kentaro Arikawa, Mikihiko Kawai, Manabu Ato, Anthony D. Baughn, Tomotada Iwamoto, Fumito Maruyama

“…Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis (MAH) is one of the most prevalent mycobacteria causing non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease in humans and animals. …”
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Clinical Features and Outcome of Multidrug-Resistant Osteoarticular Tuberculosis: A 12-Year Case Series from France by Isabelle Bonnet, Elie Haddad, Lorenzo Guglielmetti, Pascale Bémer, Louis Bernard, Anne Bourgoin, Rachel Brault, Gaud Catho, Eric Caumes, Lélia Escaut, Eric Fourniols, Mathilde Fréchet-Jachym, Alice Gaudart, Hélène Guillot, Barthélémy Lafon-Desmurs, Jean-Philippe Lanoix, Philippe Lanotte, Adrien Lemaignen, Bénédicte Lemaire, Nadine Lemaitre, Christophe Michau, Philippe Morand, Faiza Mougari, Dhiba Marigot-Outtandy, Solène Patrat-Delon, Thomas Perpoint, Caroline Piau, Valérie Pourcher, Virginie Zarrouk, Valérie Zeller, Nicolas Veziris, Stéphane Jauréguiberry, Alexandra Aubry

“…We present a case series of MDR-OATB patients reviewed at the French National Reference Center for Mycobacteria between 2007 and 2018. Medical history and clinical, microbiological, treatment and outcome data were collected. …”
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Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry Profiling of Volatile Metabolites Produced by Some <i>Bacillus</i> spp. and Evaluation of Their Antibacterial and Antibiotic Activities by Moldir Koilybayeva, Zhanserik Shynykul, Gulbaram Ustenova, Krzysztof Waleron, Joanna Jońca, Kamilya Mustafina, Akerke Amirkhanova, Yekaterina Koloskova, Raushan Bayaliyeva, Tamila Akhayeva, Mereke Alimzhanova, Aknur Turgumbayeva, Gulden Kurmangaliyeva, Aigerim Kantureyeva, Dinara Batyrbayeva, Zhazira Alibayeva

“…Moreover, because of its exceptional ability to synthesize and produce a variety of different antibacterial compounds, <i>Bacillus</i> species can serve as natural and universal carriers for antibiotic compounds in the form of probiotic cultures and strains to fight different pathogens, including mycobacteria.…”
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Poliartritis crónica y nódulos subcutáneos, no siempre es artritis reumatoide by María Elisa Acosta de la Vega, Ivonne Quezada López, Nelson William Tapia Cueva, Andrea Lucia Cevallos Guerrero

“…Se realizó una PCR para mycobacterias atípicas, con lo que se logró aislar mycobacterium marinum y se inició tratamiento con Claritromicina 500 mg c/12 h + Etambutol 1400 mg diario durante 4 meses, con mejoría significativa.  …”
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