Volume 14, Number 4—April 2008
Dispatch
Human Mycobacterium bovis Infection and Bovine Tuberculosis Outbreak, Michigan, 1994–2007
Melinda J. Wilkins*
, Joshua Meyerson†, Paul C. Bartlett‡, Susan L. Spieldenner*, Dale E. Berry*, Laura B. Mosher*, John B. Kaneene‡, Barbara Robinson-Dunn§, Mary Grace Stobierski*, and Matthew L. Boulton¶
, Joshua Meyerson†, Paul C. Bartlett‡, Susan L. Spieldenner*, Dale E. Berry*, Laura B. Mosher*, John B. Kaneene‡, Barbara Robinson-Dunn§, Mary Grace Stobierski*, and Matthew L. Boulton¶Table 2
Epidemiologically linked Mycobacterium bovis spoligotyping and MIRU typing results, Michigan*
| Species | Year collected | International spoligotype† | MIRU type | Spoligotypes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer 1 | 1997 | SB0145 | Not available | ▪▪▫▪▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▪▫▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▫▫▫▫▫ |
| Bovine 1 | 1998 | SB0145 | Not available | ▪▪▫▪▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▪▫▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▫▫▫▫▫ |
| Bovine 2 | 1999 | SB0145 | 232224253322 | ▪▪▫▪▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▪▫▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▫▫▫▫▫ |
| Bovine 3 | 1999 | SB0145 | 232224253322 | ▪▪▫▪▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▪▫▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▫▫▫▫▫ |
| Bovine 4 | 2002 | SB0145 | 232224253322 | ▪▪▫▪▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▪▫▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▫▫▫▫▫ |
| Human patient 1 | 2002 | SB0145 | 232224253322 | ▪▪▫▪▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▪▫▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▫▫▫▫▫ |
| Deer 2 | 2003 | SB0145 | 232224253322 | ▪▪▫▪▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▪▫▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▫▫▫▫▫ |
| Human patient 2 | 2004 | SB0145 | 232224253322 | ▪▪▫▪▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▪▫▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▫▫▫▫▫ |
| Deer 3‡ | 2004 | SB0145 | 232224253322 | ▪▪▫▪▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▫▪▫▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▫▫▫▫▫ |
*MIRU, mycobacterial interspersed repeat units (6).
†International Spoligotype Database, available from www.mbovis.org (7).
‡Deer shot by patient 2.
