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Mycobacteria
Research reports from J.E. Shitaye and co-authors provide new insights into mycobacteria
March 18th, 2008
"Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium (MAA) of serotype 2 and genotype IS901+ and IS1245+ was cultured from 21 naturally infected lens (Gallus domesticus) from one smallholder aviary, From a total of 330 samples taken from hens, 124 mycobacteria were detected. Out of which MAA was detected in 103 (35.7%) of 288 tissues, in 4 (19.0%) of 21 swabs of cloacae and in 9 (42.9%) of 21 faeces samples, 8 other conditionally pathogenic mycobacterial species were also isolated," scientists writing in the journal Veterinary Microbiology report. "A Tuberculous (TB) lesions were found in the liver, spleen and intestinal organs of seven hens. The isolates of MAA (n = 58) from 16...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-03-18)
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