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Mycobacterium suricattae

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Species of tuberculosis bacterium

Mycobacterium suricattae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Mycobacteriales
Family: Mycobacteriaceae
Genus: Mycobacterium
Species: M. suricattae
Binomial name
Mycobacterium suricattae
Parsons et al 2013

Mycobacterium suricattae is a species of the tuberculosis complex of the genus Mycobacterium. It causes tuberculosis in meerkats, and was first identified from South African animals in 2013. Prior to this, it was considered to be synonymous with Mycobacterium bovis.

Transmission and symptoms

M. suricattae is transmitted by respiratory particles, bites and allogrooming. In addition to the lungs, the spleen and liver may be infected, and submandibular lymph node swelling is a characteristic symptom. Lymph nodes may swell to the point of rupture, and infected animals almost invariably die within six months without intervention.

References

  1. ^ Parsons S, Drewe JA, Gey van Pittius NC, Warren RM, van Helden PD (2013). "Novel cause of tuberculosis in meerkats, South Africa". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 19 (12): 2004–2007. doi:10.3201/eid1912.130268. PMC 3840885. PMID 24274183.
  2. Julian A. Drewe (2010). "Who infects whom? Social networks and tuberculosis transmission in wild meerkats". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 277 (1681): 633–642. doi:10.1098/rspb.2009.1775. PMC 2842696. PMID 19889705.
  3. ^ Drewe, J, Foote, A, Sutcliffe, R, Pearce, G (2009). "Pathology of Mycobacterium bovis infection in wild meerkats (Suricata suricatta)". Journal of Comparative Pathology. 140 (1): 12–24. doi:10.1016/j.jcpa.2008.09.004. PMID 19070868.
  4. ^ Patterson, S, Drewe, JA, Pfeiffer, DU, Clutton-Brock, TH (2017). "Social and environmental factors affect tuberculosis related mortality in wild meerkats". Journal of Animal Ecology. 86 (3): 442–450. Bibcode:2017JAnEc..86..442P. doi:10.1111/1365-2656.12649. PMC 5413830. PMID 28186336.
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Mycobacterium suricattae
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