Characterization of Mycobacterium orygis as M. tuberculosis Complex Subspecies

Jakko van Ingen (1) , Zeaur Rahim (2) , Arnout Mulder (3) , Martin Boeree (1) , Roxane Simeone (4) , Roland Brosch (4) , Dick van Soolingen (3, 1)

1 Radboud University Medical Center [Nijmegen]
2 International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research [Mohakhali, Bangladesh]
3 RIVM - National Institute for Public Health and the Environment [Bilthoven]
4 Pathogénomique mycobactérienne intégrée

The oryx bacilli are Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex organisms for which phylogenetic position and host range are unsettled. We characterized 22 isolates by molecular methods and propose elevation to subspecies status as M. orygis. M. orygis is a causative agent of tuberculosis in animals and humans from Africa and South Asia.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]

Jakko van Ingen, Zeaur Rahim, Arnout Mulder, Martin Boeree, Roxane Simeone, et al.. Characterization of Mycobacterium orygis as M. tuberculosis Complex Subspecies. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012, 18 (4), pp.653-655. ⟨10.3201/eid1804.110888⟩. ⟨pasteur-02863004⟩