Spoligotype patterns of <i>M. tuberculosis</i> complex species isolated from cattle owned by farmers with active pulmonary tuberculosis in central Ethiopia.

<p>Three isolates of <i>M. bovis</i> were isolated from two oxen of a farmer with active pulmonary tuberculosis. These three isolates had the same spoligotype pattern and were SB1176. The other two isolates were <i>M. tuberculosis</i> and were from cattle owned by farmers with active tuberculosis. These isolates had different spoligotype pattern and were SIT149 and SIT53.