Blanka Orłowska, Marta Majchrzak, Anna Didkowska, Krzysztof Anusz, Monika Krajewska-Wędzina, Anna Zabost, Sywia Brzezińska, Monika Kozińska, Ewa Augustynowicz-Kopeć, Kaja Urbańska, Mirosław Welz, Paweł Parniewski
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitous organisms, of which some, especially those of the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), may be opportunistic animal and human pathogens. Infection with NTM can interfere with tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and induce zoonoses, especially in immunocompromised individuals. Diseases caused by NTM have become more readily recognized; however, they are likely still underestimated. In this study, we identified and genotyped Mycobacterium avium strains that were isolated during TB monitoring among free-living carnivorous animals from southeastern Poland...
September 21, 2023: Pathogens