Open AccessTuberculosis in Alpacas ( Lama pacos ) Caused by Mycobacterium bovis
Author(s) -
Ignacio GarcíaBocanegra,
I. Barranco,
I.M. Rodríguez-Gómez,
B. Pérez,
J. GómezLaguna,
Sabrina Rodríguez,
E. Ruiz-Villamayor,
A. Peréa
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.02518-09
Subject(s) - mycobacterium bovis , tuberculosis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , variable number tandem repeat , typing , mycobacterium tuberculosis complex , biology , tandem repeat , mycobacterium , microbiology and biotechnology , allele , bovine tuberculosis , lama , virology , genetics , medicine , pathology , gene , genome , copd
We report three cases of tuberculosis in alpacas from Spain caused by Mycobacterium bovis. The animals revealed two different lesional patterns. Mycobacterial culture and PCR assay yielded positive results for M. bovis. Molecular typing of the isolates identified spoligotype SB0295 and identical variable-number tandem repeat (VNTR) allele sizes.
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