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(A and B) Ziehl-Neelsen-stained sputum showing sharply curved AFB (arrows) (A) and spoligotype patterns of three sputum cultures (lanes 1 to 3) obtained from the patient, as well as those of a clinical M. bovis isolate (lane 4) and M. tuberculosis H37Rv (lane 5) as controls (B). All three sputum cultures showed a spoligotype pattern observed previously in an M. microti strain obtained from a zoo llama (4).
