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Case Reports

Naturally acquired Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in laboratory pig-tailed macaques

Gregory A Engel1 Evolutionary Emergence of Infectious Diseases Laboratory, National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle 98125, WA, USA;2 Swedish/Cherry Hill Family Medicine, Seattle 98122, WA, USA
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Alicia K Wilbur1 Evolutionary Emergence of Infectious Diseases Laboratory, National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle 98125, WA, USA
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Andrew Westmark1 Evolutionary Emergence of Infectious Diseases Laboratory, National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle 98125, WA, USA
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Dara Horn1 Evolutionary Emergence of Infectious Diseases Laboratory, National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle 98125, WA, USA
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Jordan Johnson1 Evolutionary Emergence of Infectious Diseases Laboratory, National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle 98125, WA, USA
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Lisa Jones-Engel1 Evolutionary Emergence of Infectious Diseases Laboratory, National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle 98125, WA, USA
Pages 1-5 | Received 07 Jun 2012, Accepted 01 Sep 2012, Published online: 25 Jan 2019

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