Mixed infections of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis and non-tuberculous mycobacteria in South African antelopes presenting with tuberculosis-like lesions

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 147, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 340-345

  Müller, Borna ^a   de Klerk Lorist, Lin Mari ^b   Henton, Marijke M ^c   Lane, Emily ^d   Parsons, Sven ^a   Gey van Pittius, Nicolaas C ^a   Kotze, Antoinette ^d,e   van Helden, Paul D ^a   Tanner, Manfred ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^b State Veterinarian   (South Africa)

^c IDEXX LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d National Zoological Gardens of South Africa   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^f FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Africa; Bovine tuberculosis; Caseous lymphadenitis; Decontamination; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTELOPE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MEAT; MIXED INFECTION; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NONHUMAN; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTELOPES; CORYNEBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; CORYNEBACTERIUM PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; CORYNEBACTERIUM PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS;

EID: 78650569982     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2010.07.017     Document Type: Article

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