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Case Reports
. 2014 Apr;50(2):419-22.
doi: 10.7589/2013-05-124. Epub 2014 Jan 31.

Mycobacterium pinnipedii in a stranded South American sea lion (Otaria byronia) in Brazil

Derek B de Amorim  1 , Renata A Casagrande, Marcelo M Alievi, Flademir Wouters, Luis G S De Oliveira, David Driemeier, Maurício Tavares, Cássia Y Ikuta, Evelise O Telles, José S Ferreira-Neto
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Mycobacterium pinnipedii in a stranded South American sea lion (Otaria byronia) in Brazil

Derek B de Amorim et al. J Wildl Dis. 2014 Apr.

Abstract

We report tuberculosis in a stranded South American sea lion (Otaria byronia) in Brazil caused by Mycobacterium pinnipedii, a member of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex.

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