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Article: Mycobacterium bovis isolates with M. tuberculosis specific characteristics.
- Article from:
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Article date:
- May 1, 2006
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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 comprises the closely related human pathogens M. tuberculosis and M. africanum (2). ...