Alexander, Kathleen A.Laver, Pete N.Michel, Anita L.Williams, Markvan Helden, Paul D.Warren, Robin M.Gey van Pittius, Nicolaas C.2019-08-202019-08-202010-081080-6040http://hdl.handle.net/10919/93192Seven 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.application/pdfenCreative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedicationgenetic-markersdifferentiationdiagnosisArticle - Refereedhttps://doi.org/10.3201/eid1608.100314168206783291080-6059