Tuberculosis in a wild Australian fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus) from Tasmania.
Tuberculosis was found in a wild, mature male Australian fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus) at Hobart, Tasmania on 8 March 1992. We observed fibrogranulomatous and pyogranulomatous lesions in the lung, pleura, lymph nodes and spleen. The SDS/PAGE profile of this Tasmanian isolate was similar to other seal strains; however, differences were detected using pTBN12 and insertion sequence IS6110 probes.
Woods
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Tasmanian School of Pharmacy, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
Cousins
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Kirkwood
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R
Obendorf
D L
DL
D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D046069:Fur Seals; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010994:Pleura / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology; D013648:Tasmania; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*