Isolation of Mycobacterium avium and other nontuberculous mycobacteria in chickens and captive birds in peninsular Malaysia

Isolation of Mycobacterium avium and other nontuberculous mycobacteria in chickens and captive birds in peninsular Malaysia

Abstract Background Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) causes a chronic infectious in the birds known as avian mycobacteriosis. Almost all species of the birds are susceptible to MAC which consists of two closely related species of mycobacteria, that is, M. avium and M. intracellulare. This study aim...

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Main Authors: Abdul Sattar, Zunita Zakaria, Jalila Abu, Saleha A. Aziz, Gabriel Rojas-Ponce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Avian tuberculosis
Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium
Culture
Löwenstein Jensen
Cetylperidinium chloride
PCR
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-020-02695-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-020-02695-8

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