Mycobacterium bovis isolates with M. tuberculosis specific characteristics.

From: Emerging Infectious Diseases | Date: May 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Our study is the first report of exceptional Mycobacterium boris strains that have some characteristics of M. tuberculosis. The strains were isolated from 8 patients living in Kazakhstan. While molecular markers were typical for M. bovis, growth characteristics and biochemical test results were intermediate between M. bovis and M. tuberculosis.

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Mycobacterium bovis causes tuberculosis (TB) mainly in cattle but has a broad host range and causes disease similar to that caused by M. tuberculosis in humans (1). It belongs to the M. tuberculosis complex (MTBC) that ...

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