Mycobacterium caprae Infection in Captive Borneo Elephant, Japan

Mycobacterium caprae Infection in Captive Borneo Elephant, Japan

In 2016, disseminated tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium caprae was diagnosed in a captive Borneo elephant in Japan. The bacterium was initially identified from clinical isolates. An isolate collected during a relapse showed isoniazid monoresistance and a codon 315 katG mutation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shiomi Yoshida, Satomi Suga, Satoshi Ishikawa, Yasuhiko Mukai, Kazunari Tsuyuguchi, Yoshikazu Inoue, Taro Yamamoto, Takayuki Wada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Borneo elephant
disseminated tuberculosis
Mycobacterium caprae
Tuberculosis and other mycobacterial infections
regions of difference
whole genome sequence
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/10/18-0018_article

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