Mycobacterium suricattae
Topic: Biology
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Short description: Species of tuberculosis bacterium
| Mycobacterium suricattae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Mycobacteriales |
| Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Mycobacterium |
| Species: | M. suricattae
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| Binomial name | |
| Mycobacterium suricattae Parsons et al 2013[1]
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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.[1] Prior to this, it was considered to be synonymous with Mycobacterium bovis.[2][3]
Transmission and symptoms
M. suricattae is transmitted by respiratory particles, bites and allogrooming.[4] In addition to the lungs, the spleen and liver may be infected, and submandibular lymph node swelling is a characteristic symptom.[3] Lymph nodes may swell to the point of rupture, and infected animals almost invariably die within six months without intervention.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Novel cause of tuberculosis in meerkats, South Africa". Emerging Infectious Diseases 19 (12): 2004–2007. 2013. doi:10.3201/eid1912.130268. PMID 24274183.
- ↑ 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. PMID 19889705.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Pathology of Mycobacterium bovis infection in wild meerkats (Suricata suricatta)". Journal of Comparative Pathology 140 (1): 12–24. 2009. doi:10.1016/j.jcpa.2008.09.004. PMID 19070868. http://researchonline.rvc.ac.uk/id/eprint/7606/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Social and environmental factors affect tuberculosis related mortality in wild meerkats". Journal of Animal Ecology 86 (3): 442–450. 2017. doi:10.1111/1365-2656.12649. PMID 28186336. Bibcode: 2017JAnEc..86..442P.
Wikidata ☰ Q110867192 entry
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