Mycobacterium microti : More widespread than previously thought

Mycobacterium microti typically causes disease in voles, wood mice, and shrews (6). Only rarely has this bacterium been isolated from other animals, among which are a llama, cats, pigs, a rock hyrax, and a ferret. Recently, M. microti isolates from different sources were characterized by using novel...

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Published in:Journal of clinical microbiology 1998-09, Vol.36 (9), p.2793-2794
Main Authors: KREMER, K, VAN SOOLINGEN, D, VAN EMBDEN, J, HUGHES, S, INWALD, J, HEWINSON, G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Animals, Domestic
Arvicolinae - microbiology
Bacteriology
Biological and medical sciences
Camelids, New World - microbiology
Carnivora - microbiology
Cats - microbiology
Cattle - microbiology
Epidemiology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Letters to the Editor
Microbiology
Mycobacterium - classification
Mycobacterium - isolation & purification
Mycobacterium Infections - diagnosis
Mycobacterium Infections - microbiology
Mycobacterium Infections - veterinary
United Kingdom
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Summary:Mycobacterium microti typically causes disease in voles, wood mice, and shrews (6). Only rarely has this bacterium been isolated from other animals, among which are a llama, cats, pigs, a rock hyrax, and a ferret. Recently, M. microti isolates from different sources were characterized by using novel genetic markers, and this study for the first time disclosed four cases of M. microti infections in humans in The Netherlands. Here we describe the finding of additional M. microti infections in animals and a human in the United Kingdom (UK) that were identified by spoligotyping.
ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
DOI:10.1128/JCM.36.9.2793-2794.1998