Mixed Mycobacterium tuberculosis Lineage Infection in 2 Elephants, Nepal
oleh: Sarad Paudel, Chie Nakajima, Susan K. Mikota, Kamal P. Gairhe, Bhagwan Maharjan, Suraj Subedi, Ajay Poudel, Mariko Sashika, Michito Shimozuru, Yasuhiko Suzuki, Toshio Tsubota
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-05-01 |
Deskripsi
Tuberculosis in elephants is primarily caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We identified mixed M. tuberculosis lineage infection in 2 captive elephants in Nepal by using spoligotyping and large sequence polymorphism. One elephant was infected with Indo-Oceanic and East African–Indian (CAS-Delhi) lineages; the other was infected with Indo-Oceanic and East Asian (Beijing) lineages.