Mycobacterium suricattae

Tuberculosis (TB) is an important and widespread disease of wildlife, livestock and humans world-wide, but long-term empirical… (More)

BACKGROUND Sensitive diagnostic tools are necessary for the detection of Mycobacterium suricattae infection in meerkats (Suricata… (More)

The immunocompetence handicap hypothesis posits that androgens in males can be a 'double-edged sword', actively promoting… (More)

Tuberculosis occurs in various mammalian hosts and is caused by a range of different lineages of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis… (More)

Meerkats are one of the most endearing of South African's wildlife celebrities and one of the most highly studied social mammals… (More)