First detection of mycobacteria in African rodents and insectivores, using stratified pool screening

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 768-773

  Durnez, Lies ^a,b   Eddyani, Miriam ^b   Mgode, Georgies F ^c   Katakweba, Abdul ^c   Katholi, Charles R ^d   Machang'u, Robert R ^c   Kazwala, Rudovik R ^c   Portaels, Françoise ^b   Leirs, Herwig ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Danish Pest Infestation Laboratory   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; PATHOGENS; RATS;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV); IMMUNE SYSTEM; MYCOBACTERIA; STRATIFIED POOL SCREENING;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; HEALTH RISK; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INSECTIVORE; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RODENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INSECTIVORA; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RODENT; SHREW; TANZANIA; URBAN AREA;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RODENT DISEASES; RODENTIA; SHREWS; TANZANIA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; MOROGORO [TANZANIA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

ANIMALIA; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; CRICETOMYS GAMBIANUS; CROCIDURA HIRTA; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MAMMALIA; MASTOMYS NATALENSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM ARUPENSE; MYCOBACTERIUM CHIMAERA; MYCOBACTERIUM PARASCROFULACEUM; RODENTIA; SORICIDAE;

EID: 38949101229     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01193-07     Document Type: Article

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