Abstract
Bovine nodular thelitis is a granulomatous dermatitis associated with infection with acid-fast bacteria. To identify the mycobacterium responsible for this infection, we conducted phylogenetic investigations based on partial sequencing of 6 genes. These bacteria were identified as an undescribed Mycobacterium species that was phylogenetically related to M. leprae and M. lepromatosis.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Biopsy
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Cattle
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Cattle Diseases / diagnosis
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Cattle Diseases / microbiology*
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Cattle Diseases / pathology
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Genes, Bacterial
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Multilocus Sequence Typing
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Mycobacterium / classification*
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Mycobacterium / genetics
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Mycobacterium Infections / veterinary*
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Mycobacterium leprae / genetics
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Phylogeny
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Skin / microbiology
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Skin / pathology