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Case Reports
. 2004 Nov 15;103(3-4):249-53.
doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2004.06.016.

First isolation of Mycobacterium microti (Llama-type) from a dog

L Deforges  1 , H J Boulouis, J L Thibaud, L Boulouha, W Sougakoff, S Blot, G Hewinson, C Truffot-Pernot, N Haddad
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First isolation of Mycobacterium microti (Llama-type) from a dog

L Deforges et al. Vet Microbiol. .

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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