Genotypic characterization of Mycobacterium avium strains recovered from animals and their comparison to human strains.
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.
Bono
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Swiss Federal Veterinary Office, Liebefeld-Berne.
Jemmi
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Bernasconi
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Burki
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D
Telenti
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Bodmer
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T
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