Title: Genomic analysis of an outbreak of bovine tuberculosis in a man-made multi-host species system: a call for action on wildlife in Brazil
Running Title: Bovine tuberculosis in wildlife from a safari park
Authors: Daiane A. R. Lima1, Cristina K. Zimpel2,3, José Salvatore Patané4, Taiana T. Silva-Pereira2,3, Rodrigo N. Etges5, Rudielle A. Rodrigues1, Alberto M.R. Dávila6, Cássia Y. Ikuta3, José Soares Ferreira Neto3, Ana M. S. Guimarães2,3, Flábio R. Araújo7
1Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, School of Veterinary Medicine, Graduate Program in Veterinary Sciences, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
2University of São Paulo, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Microbiology, Laboratory of Applied Research in Mycobacteria, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
3University of São Paulo, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
4Butantan Institute, Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
5Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
6Fiocruz, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Computational and Systems Biology Laboratory and Graduate Program on Biodiversity and Health, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
7Embrapa Beef Cattle, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Correspondence11Ana Marcia de Sá Guimarães and Flábio Ribeiro Araújo are considered senior authors:
Flábio Ribeiro Araújo, Animal Health Department, Embrapa Beef Cattle, 79106-550, Av. Rádio Maia, 830 - Vila Popular, Campo Grande MS, Brazil; E-mail:flabio.araujo@embrapa.br
Ana Marcia de Sá Guimarães, Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, 05508-000 Av. Prof Lineu Prestes, 1374, Room 229, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. E-mail:anamarcia@usp.br