Tuberculosis in alpacas (Lama pacos) caused by Mycobacterium bovis.
We report three cases of tuberculosis in alpacas from Spain caused by Mycobacterium bovis. The animals revealed two different lesional patterns. Mycobacterial culture and PCR assay yielded positive results for M. bovis. Molecular typing of the isolates identified spoligotype SB0295 and identical variable-number tandem repeat (VNTR) allele sizes.
Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain. nacho.garcia@uco.es
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García-Bocanegra
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Barranco
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Rodríguez-Gómez
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Pérez
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Gómez-Laguna
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Rodríguez
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Ruiz-Villamayor
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Perea
D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002161:Camelids, New World / Q000382:microbiology*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D005838:Genotype; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008853:Microscopy; D018598:Minisatellite Repeats; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013030:Spain; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000662:veterinary*