Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection of Domesticated Asian Elephants, Thailand

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Angkawanish, Taweepoke ; Wajjwalku, Worawidh ; Sirimalaisuwan, Anucha ; Kaewsakhorn, Thattawan ; Boonsri, Kittikorn ; Rutten, Victor P.M.G.
• Corporate Authors:
  Sittidet ; Mahasawangkul
• Description:
  Four Asian elephants were confirmed to be infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis by bacterial culture, other diagnostic procedures, and sequencing of 16S-23S rDNA internal transcribed spacer region, 16S rRNA, and gyrase B gene sequences. Genotyping showed that the infectious agents originated from 4 sources in Thailand. To identify infections, a combination of diagnostic assays is essential.
• Subjects:
  Animals Animals, Domestic Bacterial Proteins DNA, Ribosomal Spacer DNA Gyrase Elephants Polymerase Chain Reaction Rna, Bacterial Rna, Ribosomal, 16S Rna, Ribosomal, 23S Sequence Alignment Tuberculosis

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 16(12):1949-1951.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Thailand
• Volume:
  16
• Issue:
  12
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6c9cb7a1f379c2f5a6b107ff9a77c1a52e7af1a80b06394c85fde697beaf5f19
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/24276/cdc_24276_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 40.34 KB ]