Abstract
The oryx bacilli are Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex organisms for which phylogenetic position and host range are unsettled. We characterized 22 isolates by molecular methods and propose elevation to subspecies status as M. orygis. M. orygis is a causative agent of tuberculosis in animals and humans from Africa and South Asia.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Animals
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Bacterial Typing Techniques
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Genes, Bacterial*
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Humans
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Infant
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Middle Aged
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Multilocus Sequence Typing
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis / classification*
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis / genetics
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification
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Phylogeny
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Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
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Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
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Sequence Deletion
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Tuberculosis / microbiology*
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Young Adult