Members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) cause a serious disease with
similar pathology, tuberculosis; in this review, bovine tuberculosis will be considered as …

ABSTRACT 1 Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic disease caused by Mycobacterium bovis and
related members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. Infection affects not only cattle …

The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) is composed of several highly genetically
related species that can be broadly classified into those that are human-host adapted and …

The continuous evolution of mycobacterial taxonomy may represent a source of confusion
for laboratories and clinicians. Apart from the obvious pathogenic strains of the …

We describe the first transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from human to cattle
confirmed by molecular typing of isolates involved in the transmission. IS 6110-based …

This taxon is one of the major phyla in the domain Bacteria, as inferred from its branching
pattern in the 16S rRNA gene tree (Garrity and Holt, 2001; Ludwig and Klenk, 2005) and …

Spoligotyping and exact tandem repeat (ETR) analysis of Mycobacterium bovis and M.
caprae isolated strains has been routinely carried out in Italy since 2000 to obtain a …

Mycobacterium caprae is a pathogen that can infect animals and humans. To better
understand the epidemiology of M. caprae, we spoligotyped 791 animal isolates. Results …

Mycobacterium caprae, a recently defined member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis
complex, causes tuberculosis among animals and, to a limited extent, in humans in several …

Post mortem surveillances, for the detection of tuberculous lesions in particular depend on
the work load time and the diligence of the inspector conducting the examination. The first …