Isolation of a Mycobacterium Microti-like Organism from a Rock Hyrax (Procavia Capensis) in a Canadian Zoo

Overview

Journal Can Vet J

Specialty Veterinary Medicine

Date 2006 Nov 3

PMID 17078252

Citations 2

Authors

Cyril Lutze-Wallace

Claude Turcotte

Gordon Glover

Debby Cousins

John Bell

Gloria Berlie-Surujballi

Yvon Barbeau

Geoff Randall

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Abstract

A Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex organism was isolated from a zoo resident rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) imported into Canada from South Africa. The strain was identified biochemically as Mycobacterium microti. The spoligotype pattern obtained for this isolate was found to be rare. This represents the first report of isolation and spoligotyping of M. microti in North America.

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