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. 2010 Aug;16(8):1296-9.
doi: 10.3201/eid1608.100314.

Novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex pathogen, M. mungi

Kathleen A Alexander  1 , Pete N Laver, Anita L Michel, Mark Williams, Paul D van Helden, Robin M Warren, Nicolaas C Gey van Pittius
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Novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex pathogen, M. mungi

Kathleen A Alexander et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Aug.

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  • Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Dec;16(12):2024

Abstract

Seven outbreaks involving increasing numbers of banded mongoose troops and high death rates have been documented. We identified a Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex pathogen, M. mungi sp. nov., as the causative agent among banded mongooses that live near humans in Chobe District, Botswana. Host spectrum and transmission dynamics remain unknown.

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Locations of infected and unaffected banded mongoose troops and human infrastructural development, Chobe District, Botswana.
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A) Schematic of the phylogenetic relationships among Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex species, including newly discovered M. mungi, based on the presence or absence of regions of difference (gray boxes) as well as specific single-nucleotide polymorphisms (white boxes), modified from (7). B) Spoligotype of M. mungi compared with representative spoligotypes from other M. tuberculosis complex species (–10).
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