Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Pathogen, M. mungi

Kathleen A. Alexander

, Pete N. Laver, Anita L. Michel, Mark Williams, Paul D. van Helden, Robin M. Warren, and Nicolaas C. Gey van Pittius

Author affiliations: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA (K.A. Alexander, P.N. Laver); Centre for Conservation of African Resources; Animals, Communities and Land Use, Kasane, Botswana (K.A. Alexander, P.N. Laver); ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Pretoria, South Africa (A.L. Michel); University of Pretoria, Pretoria (A.L. Michel, M. Williams); Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa (P.D. van Helden, R.M. Warren, N.C. Gey van Pittius)

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A) Schematic of the phylogenetic relationships among Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex species, including newly discovered M. mungi, based on the presence or absence of regions of difference (gray boxes) as well as specific single-nucleotide polymorphisms (white boxes), modified from (7). B) Spoligotype of M. mungi compared with representative spoligotypes from other M. tuberculosis complex species (8–10).

Figure 2. A) Schematic of the phylogenetic relationships among Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex species, including newly discovered M. mungi, based on the presence or absence of regions of difference (gray boxes) as well as specific single-nucleotide polymorphisms (white boxes), modified from (7). B) Spoligotype of M. mungi compared with representative spoligotypes from other M. tuberculosis complex species (8–10).

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