Novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Pathogen, M. mungi

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2010-08

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Seven outbreaks involving increasing numbers of banded mongoose troops and high death rates have been documented. We identified a Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex pathogen, M. mungi sp. nov., as the causative agent among banded mongooses that live near humans in Chobe District, Botswana. Host spectrum and transmission dynamics remain unknown.

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genetic-markers, differentiation, diagnosis

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http://hdl.handle.net/10919/93192

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