Luna, Janaina O.Santos, Manoel A. A.Durigon, Edison L.Araújo, João P. [UNESP]Duarte, José M. B. [UNESP]2014-05-272014-05-272003-12-01Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, v. 34, n. 4, p. 414-415, 2003.1042-7260http://hdl.handle.net/11449/67522Esophageal-pharyngeal fluids from 53 free-ranging marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) captured for a research program in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, were assayed for tuberculosis. Total DNA was extracted, amplified by polymerase chain reaction using specific primers for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M. tuberculosis, M. bovis, M. microti, and M. africanum), and observed by agarose gel electrophoresis stained with ethidium bromide. All samples were negative. This, along with necropsy and histopathology data, suggests that these animals are not shedding and probably do not have active disease.414-415engBlastocerus dichotomusMarsh deerMycobacterium bovisPCRTuberculosisbacterial DNAanimalanimal diseaseBrazildeergeneticsisolation and purificationmethodologymicrobiologyMycobacteriumpolymerase chain reactiontuberculosiswild animalAnimalsAnimals, WildDeerDNA, BacterialPolymerase Chain ReactionAnimaliaBacteria (microorganisms)Caesalpinia ciliataCervidaeMycobacterium africanumMycobacterium microtiMycobacterium tuberculosisArtigo10.1638/02-068WOS:000220220400014Acesso restrito2-s2.0-1642309574