Review of Diagnostic Tests for Detection of Mycobacterium bovis Infection in South African Wildlife

N Bernitz, TJ Kerr, WJ Goosen, J Chileshe… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Wildlife tuberculosis is a major economic and conservation concern globally. Bovine
tuberculosis (bTB), caused by Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis), is the most common form of …

Mycobacterium bovis: From Genotyping to Genome Sequencing

AMS Guimaraes, CK Zimpel - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Mycobacterium bovis is the main pathogen of bovine, zoonotic, and wildlife tuberculosis.
Despite the existence of programs for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) control in many regions, the …

Inferring Mycobacterium bovis transmission between cattle and badgers using isolates from the Randomised Badger Culling Trial

AJ van Tonder, MJ Thornton, AJK Conlan… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) is a causative agent of bovine tuberculosis, a significant
source of morbidity and mortality in the global cattle industry. The Randomised Badger …

The source and fate of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in wastewater and possible routes of transmission

HN Mtetwa, ID Amoah, S Kumari, F Bux, P Reddy - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) consists of
causative agents of both human and animal tuberculosis and is responsible for over 10 …

An African origin for Mycobacterium bovis

C Loiseau, F Menardo, A Aseffa, E Hailu… - … medicine, and public …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background and objectives Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium caprae are two of the
most important agents of tuberculosis in livestock and the most important causes of zoonotic …

Global Distribution and Evolution of Mycobacterium bovis Lineages

CK Zimpel, JSL Patané, ACP Guedes… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Mycobacterium bovis is the main causative agent of zoonotic tuberculosis in humans and
frequently devastates livestock and wildlife worldwide. Previous studies suggested the …

Human-to-Cattle Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Transmission in the United States

JE Lombard, EA Patton… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) species includes both M. tuberculosis, the
primary cause of human tuberculosis (TB), and M. bovis, the primary cause of bovine …

The open pan-genome architecture and virulence landscape of Mycobacterium bovis

AC Reis, MV Cunha - Microbial Genomics, 2021 - microbiologyresearch.org
Animal tuberculosis (TB) is an emergent disease caused by Mycobacterium bovis, one of the
animal-adapted ecotypes of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC). In this work …

Use of Whole-Genome Sequencing to Unravel the Genetic Diversity of a Prevalent Mycobacterium bovis Spoligotype in a Multi-Host Scenario in Spain

P Pozo, V Lorente-Leal, S Robbe-Austerman… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Despite the efforts invested in the eradication of bovine tuberculosis in Spain, herd
prevalence has remained constant in the country during the last 15 years (~ 1.5–1.9%) due …

Global trends of epidemiological research in livestock tuberculosis for the last four decades

AC Reis, B Ramos, AC Pereira… - … and Emerging Diseases, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Animal tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) bacteria
remains as one of the most significant infectious diseases of livestock, despite decades of …