title: Isolation of a Mycobacterium microti-like organism from a rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) in a Canadian zoo.
abstract: A Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex organism was isolated from a zoo resident rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) imported into Canada from South Africa. The strain was identified biochemically as Mycobacterium microti. The spoligotype pattern obtained for this isolate was found to be rare. This represents the first report of isolation and spoligotyping of M. microti in North America.
authors.affiliation: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Mycobacterial Diseases Centre of Expertise, Ottawa Laboratory Fallowfield, 3851 Fallowfield Road, Ottawa, Ontario. lwallacecy@inspection.gc.ca
authors.forename: Cyril
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lutze-Wallace
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Turcotte
authors.forename: Gordon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Glover
authors.forename: Debby
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cousins
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: Gloria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Berlie-Surujballi
authors.forename: Yvon
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Barbeau
authors.forename: Geoff
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Randall
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo / Q000382:microbiology; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques / Q000662:veterinary; D002170:Canada; D005260:Female; D007043:Hyraxes / Q000382:microbiology*; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010802:Phylogeny; D013019:South Africa / Q000208:ethnology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*