Isolation of a Mycobacterium microti-like organism from a rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) in a Canadian zoo.
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.
Lutze-Wallace
Cyril
C
Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Mycobacterial Diseases Centre of Expertise, Ottawa Laboratory Fallowfield, 3851 Fallowfield Road, Ottawa, Ontario. lwallacecy@inspection.gc.ca
Turcotte
Claude
C
Glover
Gordon
G
Cousins
Debby
D
Bell
John
J
Berlie-Surujballi
Gloria
G
Barbeau
Yvon
Y
Randall
Geoff
G
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*