Mycobacterial Interspersed Repeat Unit-Variable Number Tandem Repeat Typing of Strains Isolated from the Lymph Nodes of Free-Living Carnivorous Animals in Poland.

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitous organisms, of which some, especially those of the complex (MAC), may be opportunistic animal and human pathogens. Infection with NTM can interfere with tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and induce zoonoses, especially in immunocompromised individuals. Diseases caused by NTM have become more readily recognized; however, they are likely still underestimated.