Mycobacterium species related to M. leprae and M. lepromatosis from cows with bovine nodular thelitis.

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.

SUBMITTER: Pin D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4257800 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature