Abstract
Four Asian elephants were confirmed to be infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis by bacterial culture, other diagnostic procedures, and sequencing of 16S-23S rDNA internal transcribed spacer region, 16S rRNA, and gyrase B gene sequences. Genotyping showed that the infectious agents originated from 4 sources in Thailand. To identify infections, a combination of diagnostic assays is essential.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Animals, Domestic / microbiology*
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Bacterial Proteins / genetics
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DNA Gyrase / genetics
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DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
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Elephants / microbiology*
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis / genetics
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification*
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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RNA, Bacterial / analysis
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / analysis
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RNA, Ribosomal, 23S / analysis*
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Sequence Alignment
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Thailand
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Tuberculosis / diagnosis
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Tuberculosis / microbiology
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Tuberculosis / veterinary*
Substances
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Bacterial Proteins
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DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
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RNA, Bacterial
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
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RNA, Ribosomal, 23S
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DNA Gyrase