title: First isolation of Mycobacterium microti (Llama-type) from a dog.
abstract: We report the first isolation of Mycobacterium microti from a dog with lesions of acute peritonitis. The isolate was demonstrated to be M. microti of Llama-Type by spoligotyping. Epidemiological implications of the isolation of this possibly zoonotic agent from a dog are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier, Universitaire Henri Mondor, F94000 Créteil, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Deforges
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Boulouis
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Thibaud
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Boulouha
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sougakoff
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blot
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hewinson
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Truffot-Pernot
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Haddad
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D004285:Dogs; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D015047:Zoonoses