| tuberculosis in seals caused by a novel member of the mycobacterium tuberculosis complex: mycobacterium pinnipedii sp. nov. | a comparison of mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates from seals (pinnipeds) in australia, argentina, uruguay, great britain and new zealand was undertaken to determine their relationships to each other and their taxonomic position within the complex. isolates from 30 cases of tuberculosis in six species of pinniped and seven related isolates were compared to representative and standard strains of the m. tuberculosis complex. the seal isolates could be distinguished from other members of t ... | 2003 | 13130011 |