Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) members are causative agents of human and animal tuberculosis. Differentiation of MTBC members is required for appropriate treatment of individual patients and for epidemiological purposes.
Erica Chimara +2 more
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Background Moraxella bovis and Moraxella bovoculi both associate with infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK), an economically significant and painful ocular disease that affects cattle worldwide. There are two genotypes of M.
Emily L. Wynn +7 more
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Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis in Cameroon [PDF]
We describe the largest molecular epidemiological study of Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) in a sub-Saharan African country with higher spatial resolution providing new insights into bTB. Four hundred and ninety-nine samples were collected for culture from 201
Asuquo, A. +13 more
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Mycobacterium bovisIsolates withM. tuberculosisSpecific Characteristics [PDF]
Our study is the first report of exceptional Mycobacterium bovis 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.
Tanja Kubica +5 more
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Synthesis and biological evaluation of NAS-21 and NAS-91 analogues as potential inhibitors of the mycobacterial FAS-II dehydratase enzyme Rv0636 [PDF]
The identification of potential new anti-tubercular cemotherapeutics is paramount due to the recent emergence of extensively drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (XDR-TB).Libraries of NAS-21 and NAS-91 analogues were synthesized and ...
Besra, Gurdyal S +2 more
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Review of Diagnostic Tests for Detection of Mycobacterium bovis Infection in South African Wildlife
Wildlife tuberculosis is a major economic and conservation concern globally. Bovine tuberculosis (bTB), caused by Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis), is the most common form of wildlife tuberculosis. In South Africa, to date, M.
Netanya Bernitz +21 more
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Genomics-based epidemiology of bovine Mycoplasma bovis strains in Israel
Background Mycoplasma bovis is an important etiologic agent of bovine mycoplasmosis affecting cattle production and animal welfare. In the past in Israel, M.
Yael Yair +6 more
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Genomic analysis of Mycobacterium bovis and other members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex by isoenzyme analysis and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. [PDF]
Initially, multilocus enzyme electrophoresis was used to examine genetic relationships among 63 isolates of Mycobacterium bovis and 13 other members of the M. tuberculosis complex.
Cousins, D.V. +3 more
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Comparative functional genomics and the bovine macrophage response to strains of the Mycobacterium genus [PDF]
Mycobacterial infections are major causes of morbidity and mortality in cattle and are also potential zoonotic agents with implications for human health.
Gordon, SV +5 more
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Polyresistant Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Human and Sympatric Sheep, Spain, 2017–2018
The main etiologic agent of tuberculosis (TB) in livestock is Mycobacterium bovis; human TB cases caused by M. bovis are rare. Analysis of a TB outbreak caused by polyresistant M.
Bernat Pérez de Val +8 more
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