First isolation of Mycobacterium microti (Llama-type) from a dog |
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Authors: | Deforges L Boulouis H J Thibaud J L Boulouha L Sougakoff W Blot S Hewinson G Truffot-Pernot C Haddad N |
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Institution: | Centre Hospitalier, Universitaire Henri Mondor, F94000 Créteil, France. |
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Abstract: | We report the first isolation of Mycobacterium microti from a dog with lesions of acute peritonitis. The isolate was demonstrated to be M. microti of Llama-Type by spoligotyping. Epidemiological implications of the isolation of this possibly zoonotic agent from a dog are discussed. |
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