Pulmonary tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium bovis subsp. caprae in captive Siberian tiger.
We report the first case of pulmonary tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis subsp. caprae in a captive Siberian tiger, an endangered feline. The pathogen was isolated from a tracheal aspirate obtained by bronchoscopy. This procedure provided a reliable in vivo diagnostic method in conjunction with conventional and molecular tests for the detection of mycobacteria.
Lantos
Akos
A
Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. akos@pulm.sote.hu
Niemann
Stefan
S
Mezõsi
Lásló
L
Sós
Endre
E
Erdélyi
Károly
K
Dávid
Sándor
S
Parsons
Linda M
LM
Kubica
Tanja
T
Rüsch-Gerdes
Sabine
S
Somoskövi
Akos
A
D000818:Animals; D002335:Carnivora; D008297:Male; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*