Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Dec;19(12):2004-7. doi: 10.3201/eid1912.130268.
The organism that causes tuberculosis in meerkats (Suricata suricatta) has been poorly characterized. Our genetic analysis showed it to be a novel member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and closely related to the dassie bacillus. We have named this epidemiologically and genetically unique strain M. suricattae.
导致獴(Suricata suricatta)发生肺结核的病原体的特征尚未得到充分描述。我们的遗传分析表明,它是结核分枝杆菌复合群的一个新成员,与岩袋鼠分枝杆菌密切相关。我们将这种在流行病学和遗传学上都独特的菌株命名为 M. suricattae。