Emerging Tuberculosis Pathogen Hijacks Social Communication Behavior in the Group-Living Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo)

An emerging Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) pathogen, M. mungi, infects wild banded mongooses (Mungos mungo) in Northern Botswana, causing significant mortality. This MTC pathogen did not appear to be transmitted through a primary aerosol or oral route. We utilized histopathology, spoligoty...

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Main Authors: Kathleen A. Alexander, Claire E. Sanderson, Michelle H. Larsen, Suelee Robbe-Austerman, Mark C. Williams, Mitchell V. Palmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2016-05-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/7/3/e00281-16