Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of domesticated Asian elephants, Thailand

Four Asian elephants were confirmed to be infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis by bacterial culture, other diagnostic procedures, and sequencing of 16S-23S rDNA internal transcribed spacer region, 16S rRNA, and gyrase B gene sequences. Genotyping showed that the infectious agents originated from...

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Main Authors: Angkawanish T., Wajjwalku W., Sirimalaisuwan A., Mahasawangkul S., Kaewsakhorn T., Boonsri K., Rutten V.
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Published: 2017
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-431982017-09-28T06:51:55Z Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of domesticated Asian elephants, Thailand Angkawanish T. Wajjwalku W. Sirimalaisuwan A. Mahasawangkul S. Kaewsakhorn T. Boonsri K. Rutten V. Four Asian elephants were confirmed to be infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis by bacterial culture, other diagnostic procedures, and sequencing of 16S-23S rDNA internal transcribed spacer region, 16S rRNA, and gyrase B gene sequences. Genotyping showed that the infectious agents originated from 4 sources in Thailand. To identify infections, a combination of diagnostic assays is essential. 2017-09-28T06:51:55Z 2017-09-28T06:51:55Z 2010-12-01 Journal 10806040 2-s2.0-78649601823 10.3201/eid1612.100862 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=78649601823&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/43198
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description Four Asian elephants were confirmed to be infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis by bacterial culture, other diagnostic procedures, and sequencing of 16S-23S rDNA internal transcribed spacer region, 16S rRNA, and gyrase B gene sequences. Genotyping showed that the infectious agents originated from 4 sources in Thailand. To identify infections, a combination of diagnostic assays is essential.
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author Angkawanish T.
Wajjwalku W.
Sirimalaisuwan A.
Mahasawangkul S.
Kaewsakhorn T.
Boonsri K.
Rutten V.
spellingShingle Angkawanish T.
Wajjwalku W.
Sirimalaisuwan A.
Mahasawangkul S.
Kaewsakhorn T.
Boonsri K.
Rutten V.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of domesticated Asian elephants, Thailand
author_facet Angkawanish T.
Wajjwalku W.
Sirimalaisuwan A.
Mahasawangkul S.
Kaewsakhorn T.
Boonsri K.
Rutten V.
author_sort Angkawanish T.
title Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of domesticated Asian elephants, Thailand
title_short Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of domesticated Asian elephants, Thailand
title_full Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of domesticated Asian elephants, Thailand
title_fullStr Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of domesticated Asian elephants, Thailand
title_full_unstemmed Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of domesticated Asian elephants, Thailand
title_sort mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of domesticated asian elephants, thailand
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