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This MTC pathogen did not appear to be transmitted through a primary aerosol or oral route. We utilized histopathology, spoligotyping, mycobacterial interspersed repetitive units-variable number of tandem repeats (MIRU-VNTR), quantitative PCR (qPCR), and molecular markers (regions of difference [RDs] from various MTC members, including region of difference 1 [RD1] from\n            <jats:named-content content-type=\"genus-species\">M. bovis<\/jats:named-content>\n            BCG [RD1\n            <jats:sup>BCG<\/jats:sup>\n            ],\n            <jats:italic>M. microti<\/jats:italic>\n            [RD1\n            <jats:sup>mic<\/jats:sup>\n            ], and\n            <jats:italic>M. pinnipedii<\/jats:italic>\n            [RD1\n            <jats:sup>seal<\/jats:sup>\n            ], genes Rv1510 [RD4], Rv1970 [RD7], Rv3877\/8 [RD1], and Rv3120 [RD12], insertion element IS\n            <jats:italic>1561<\/jats:italic>\n            , the 16S RNA gene, and gene Rv0577 [\n            <jats:italic>cfp32<\/jats:italic>\n            ]), including the newly characterized mongoose-specific deletion in RD1 (RD1\n            <jats:sup>mon<\/jats:sup>\n            ), in order to demonstrate the presence of\n            <jats:italic>M.\u00a0mungi<\/jats:italic>\n            DNA in infected mongooses and investigate pathogen invasion and exposure mechanisms.\n            <jats:italic>M.\u00a0mungi<\/jats:italic>\n            DNA was identified in 29% of nasal planum samples (\n            <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n            = 52), 56% of nasal rinses and swabs (\n            <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n            = 9), 53% of oral swabs (\n            <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n            = 19), 22% of urine samples (\n            <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n            = 23), 33% of anal gland tissue (\n            <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n            = 18), and 39% of anal gland secretions (\n            <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n            = 44). The occurrence of extremely low cycle threshold values obtained with qPCR in anal gland and nasal planum samples indicates that high levels of\n            <jats:italic>M.\u00a0mungi<\/jats:italic>\n            can be found in these tissue types. Histological data were consistent with these results, suggesting that pathogen invasion occurs through breaks in the nasal planum and\/or skin of the mongoose host, which are in frequent contact with anal gland secretions and urine during olfactory communication behavior. Lesions in the lung, when present, occurred only with disseminated disease. No environmental sources of\n            <jats:italic>M.\u00a0mungi<\/jats:italic>\n            DNA could be found. We report primary environmental transmission of an MTC pathogen that occurs in association with social communication behavior.\n          <\/jats:p>\n          <jats:p>\n            <jats:bold>IMPORTANCE<\/jats:bold>\n            Organisms causing infectious disease evolve modes of transmission that exploit environmental and host conditions favoring pathogen spread and persistence. We report a novel mode of environmental infectious disease transmission that occurs in association with olfactory secretions (e.g., urine and anal gland secretions), allowing pathogen exposure to occur within and between social groups through intricate social communication behaviors of the banded mongoose host. The presence of\n            <jats:italic>M.\u00a0mungi<\/jats:italic>\n            in these environmentally deposited secretions would effectively circumvent natural social barriers (e.g., territoriality), facilitating between-group pathogen transmission in the absence of direct physical contact, a rare occurrence in this highly territorial species. This work identifies an important potential mechanism of pathogen transmission of epidemiological significance in social species. We also provide evidence of a novel mechanism of pathogen transmission for the MTC complex, where pathogen movement in the environment and host exposure dynamics are driven by social behavior.\n          <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1128\/mbio.00281-16","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,5,11]],"date-time":"2016-05-11T02:22:35Z","timestamp":1462933355000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1128\/asmj-crossmark-policy-page","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":17,"title":["Emerging Tuberculosis Pathogen Hijacks Social Communication Behavior in the Group-Living Banded Mongoose (\n            <i>Mungos mungo<\/i>\n            )"],"prefix":"10.1128","volume":"7","author":[{"given":"Kathleen A.","family":"Alexander","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA"},{"name":"CARACAL, Centre for Conservation of African Resources: Animals, Communities, and Land Use, Kasane, Botswana"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Claire E.","family":"Sanderson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA"},{"name":"CARACAL, Centre for Conservation of African Resources: Animals, Communities, and Land Use, Kasane, Botswana"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Michelle H.","family":"Larsen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Suelee","family":"Robbe-Austerman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Diagnostic Bacteriology Laboratory, National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Ames, Iowa, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mark C.","family":"Williams","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mitchell V.","family":"Palmer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Bacterial Diseases of Livestock Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, Ames, Iowa, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"235","reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_2_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/0962-8479(95)90591-X"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.vetmic.2005.11.035"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0167-5877(02)00010-7"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4061\/2011\/765430"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_6_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1098\/rsbl.2006.0468"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_7_2","first-page":"185","article-title":"Investigation of the viability of M. bovis under different environmental conditions in the Kruger National Park","volume":"66","author":"Tanner M","year":"1999","unstructured":"Tanner M, Michel AL. 1999. 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