Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from human to cattle.
We describe the first transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from human to cattle confirmed by molecular typing of isolates involved in the transmission. IS6110-based restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis showed that the isolates from the cattle and farm worker who suffered from pulmonary tuberculosis 1 year prior to this case were the same strains.
Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology, Veterinary Faculty, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Matjaz
M
Ocepek
Mateja
M
Pate
Manca
M
Zolnir-Dovc
Mario
M
Poljak
D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission
D004251:DNA Transposable Elements