Mycobacterium pinnipedii
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| Mycobacterium pinnipedii Cousins et al. 2003,[1] ATCC BAA-688
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Mycobacterium pinnipedii is a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex which primarily infects seals. It is a slowly growing Mycobacterium. The species is named after the Pinnipeds, the organisms from which M. pinnipedii was first isolated.[1]
References
- ^ a b Cousins, DV; Bastida, R; Cataldi, A; Quse, V; Redrobe, S; Dow, S; Duignan, P; Murray, A; Dupont, C (2003). "Tuberculosis in seals caused by a novel member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex: Mycobacterium pinnipedii sp. Nov". International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology. 53 (Pt 5): 1305–14. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.02401-0. PMID 13130011.
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