| Mycobacterium suricattae | |
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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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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]
- ^ 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.
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