Mycobacterium Species Related to M. leprae and M. lepromatosis from Cows with Bovine Nodular Thelitis

Bovine nodular thelitis is a granulomatous dermatitis associated with infection with acid-fast bacteria. To identify the mycobacterium responsible for this infection, we conducted phylogenetic investigations based on partial sequencing of 6 genes. These bacteria were identified as an undescribed Myc...

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Main Authors: Didier Pin, Véronique Guérin-Faublée, Virginie Garreau, Franck Breysse, Oana Dumitrescu, Jean-Pierre Flandrois, Gerard Lina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
cow
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/12/14-0184_article