title: Genotypic characterization of Mycobacterium avium strains recovered from animals and their comparison to human strains.
abstract: Mycobacterium avium was recovered from 21 birds and 10 pigs. Bird isolates carried IS901 and a few copies of IS1245 and appeared highly related by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Pig isolates showed features previously described in human isolates: a lack of IS901, a high copy number of IS1245, and marked polymorphism by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.
authors.affiliation: Swiss Federal Veterinary Office, Liebefeld-Berne.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bono
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jemmi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bernasconi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Burki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Telenti
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bodmer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D013552:Swine