Mycobacterium suricattae is a species of the tuberculosis complex of the genus Mycobacterium. It causes tuberculosis in meerkats, and was first identified from South African animals in 2013.[1] Prior to this, it was considered to be synonymous with Mycobacterium bovis.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Mycobacteriales |
| Family: | Mycobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Mycobacterium |
| Species: | M. suricattae
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| Binomial name | |
| Mycobacterium suricattae Parsons et al 2013[1]
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Transmission and symptoms
editM. suricattae is transmitted by respiratory particles, bites and allogrooming.[4] In addition to the lungs, the spleen and liver may be infected, and submandibular lymph node swelling is a characteristic symptom.[3] Lymph nodes may swell to the point of rupture, and infected animals almost invariably die within six months without intervention.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Parsons S, Drewe JA, Gey van Pittius NC, Warren RM, van Helden PD (2013). "Novel cause of tuberculosis in meerkats, South Africa". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 19 (12): 2004–2007. doi:10.3201/eid1912.130268. PMC 3840885. PMID 24274183.
- ^ Julian A. Drewe (2010). "Who infects whom? Social networks and tuberculosis transmission in wild meerkats". Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 277 (1681): 633–642. doi:10.1098/rspb.2009.1775. PMC 2842696. PMID 19889705.
- ^ a b Drewe, J, Foote, A, Sutcliffe, R, Pearce, G (2009). "Pathology of Mycobacterium bovis infection in wild meerkats (Suricata suricatta)". Journal of Comparative Pathology. 140 (1): 12–24. doi:10.1016/j.jcpa.2008.09.004. PMID 19070868.
- ^ a b Patterson, S, Drewe, JA, Pfeiffer, DU, Clutton-Brock, TH (2017). "Social and environmental factors affect tuberculosis related mortality in wild meerkats". Journal of Animal Ecology. 86 (3): 442–450. Bibcode:2017JAnEc..86..442P. doi:10.1111/1365-2656.12649. PMC 5413830. PMID 28186336.
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