Molecular Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates From West of Iran Using Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit‐Variable Number Tandem Repeats: A Cross‐Sectional Study [PDF]
Background and Aims Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health problem and poses significant challenges for diagnosis and treatment. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the use of molecular methods for the diagnosis and genotyping of ...
Mohammad Yazdanmanesh +4 more
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Badgers as a potential source of bovine tuberculosis – first studies in Poland
Since 2009, Poland has been recognized as a country officially free of bovine tuberculosis (BTB). However, new outbreaks are each year quoted. In many countries it has been shown that badgers ( Meles meles ) are a vector of Mycobacterium bovis/caprae (
Marek Lipiec +4 more
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A case of bovine tuberculosis in pigs in Poland – a country free from the disease
Introduction Bovine tuberculosis is a chronic contagious disease caused by Mycobacterium bovis or Mycobacterium caprae. Before widespread action conducted in Poland between 1959–1975 to combat bovine tuberculosis (BTB), about 40% of all tuberculosis ...
Marek Lipiec +2 more
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Purification and biological analysis of specific antigens (ESAT6/CFP10) from Mycobacterium tuberculosis [PDF]
The pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is related to its low molecular weight proteins mainly ESAT6 and CFP10 that are highly specific and potentially useful for the diagnosis of tuberculosis.
Naheed Mojgani +6 more
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Evaluation of Heating and Irradiation Methods for Production of Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis [PDF]
Tuberculin skin test, also known as the tuberculin or purified protein derivative (PPD) test, is an extensively applied diagnostic test for the detection of primary infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb).
N. Mosavari +5 more
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Isolation and Purification of Low Molecular Weight Proteins from Culture Filtrate of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Strain C [PDF]
In the last couple of years, a number of new and rapid tests for the diagnosis of Tuberculosis (TB) have been developed based on the low molecular weight antigens from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) culture supernatant.
M Khosrobeygi +4 more
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Mycobacterium microti at the Environment and Wildlife Interface
An unexpected high presence of Mycobacterium microti in wild boar in Northern Italy (Garda Lake) has been reported since 2003, but the factors contributing to the maintenance of this pathogen are still unclear. In this study, we investigated the presence
Valentina Tagliapietra +9 more
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An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
Paul Schroeder +6 more
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Reaction between Thiouracil derivatives and Chloroasetic acid in gas and soluble phases:A theoretical study [PDF]
Thiouracilis a historically relevant anti-thyroid preparation. Because of its structure you can find it in various chemical reactions differently. In this study, the reaction of Thiouracil with Chloroacetic acid and the formation of their additive ...
Aram Ghaempanah +2 more
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Challenges for controlling bovine tuberculosis in South Africa
All effects taken together, bovine tuberculosis (bTB) has a long-term detrimental effect on bovine herds and many wildlife species in South Africa.
Luke F. Arnot, Anita Michel
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