title: Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Free-Roaming Wild Asian Elephant.
abstract: Postmortem examination of a wild Asian elephant at Rajiv Gandhi National Park, India, revealed nodular lesions, granulomas with central caseation, and acid-fast bacilli in the lungs. PCR and nucleotide sequencing confirmed the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This study indicates that wild elephants can harbor M. tuberculosis that can become fatal.
authors.forename: Basavegowdanadoddi Marinaik
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Chandranaik
authors.forename: Beechagondahalli Papanna
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Shivashankar
authors.forename: Kunigal Srinivasa
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Umashankar
authors.forename: Poojappa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nandini
authors.forename: Papanna
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Giridhar
authors.forename: Somenahalli Munivenkatappa
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Byregowda
authors.forename: Basavegowdanadoddi Marinaik
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Shrinivasa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D004606:Elephants / Q000382:microbiology*; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010802:Phylogeny; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Asian elephant; Elephas maximus; India; Mycobacterium; bacteria; tuberculosis and other mycobacteria; zoonoses