The zoonotic importance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Transmission from human to monkey

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 64-65

  Michel, Anita L ^a   Huchzermeyer, H F A K ^a  

^a ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Genomic typing; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CALLITHRIX JACCHUS; MARMOSETS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MARMOSET; MICROBIOLOGY; MONKEY DISEASE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TUBERCULOSIS; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; CALLITHRIX; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HUMANS; MONKEY DISEASES; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; TUBERCULOSIS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 0032084798     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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