Mycobacterium microti

Mycobacterium microti
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M. microti
Binomial name
Mycobacterium microti
Reed 1957, ATCC 19422

Mycobacterium microti is a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) known as the 'Vole bacillus', first described as a pathogen of field voles in England.[1]

  1. ^ Wells, A Q (1937). "Tuberculosis in wild voles". Lancet. 229 (5934): 1221. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(00)83505-9. S2CID 2364438.