Generalized Tuberculosis in Llamas (Lama glama) Due toMycobacterium microti
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- 1 April 2004
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 42 (4), 1818-1821
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.42.4.1818-1821.2004
Abstract
Necropsy of two llamas revealed numerous caseous nodules containing abundant acid-fast bacilli (AFB) in various organs. The AFB were identified by spoligotyping as Mycobacterium microti, vole type. Infection caused by M. microti should be considered in the differential diagnosis of debilitating diseases in New World camelids.Keywords
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