Validation of qPCR Methods for the Detection of Mycobacterium in New World Animal Reservoirs.

• Main Authors: Genevieve Housman (Author), Joanna Malukiewicz (Author), Vanner Boere (Author), Adriana D Grativol (Author), Luiz Cezar M Pereira (Author), Ita de Oliveira Silva (Author), Carlos R Ruiz-Miranda (Author), Richard Truman (Author), Anne C Stone (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Zoonotic pathogens that cause leprosy (Mycobacterium leprae) and tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, MTBC) continue to impact modern human populations. Therefore, methods able to survey mycobacterial infection in potential animal hosts are necessary for proper evaluation of human expos...