title: Human and animal infections with Mycobacterium microti, Scotland.
abstract: During 1994-2005, we isolated Mycobacterium microti from 5 animals and 4 humans. Only 1 person was immunocompromised. Spoligotyping showed 3 patterns: vole type, llama type, and a new variant llama type.
authors.affiliation: Scottish Mycobacteria Reference Laboratory, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xavier Emmanuel
authors.forename: Amie-Louise
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Seagar
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Doig
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rayner
authors.forename: Pauline
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Claxton
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Laurenson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002161:Camelids, New World / Q000382:microbiology; D002415:Cats / Q000382:microbiology; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005260:Female; D005289:Ferrets / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D045969:Mustelidae / Q000382:microbiology; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D012606:Scotland / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents