“…These include M. bovis , the causative agent of tuberculosis mainly in animals. M. bovis causes disease in humans because of its zoonotic capacity, but it is mainly the agent of animal and particularly bovine TB infections (bovines being the main maintenance host of the bacterium) ( Walter et al., 2012 ; Howell et al., 2019 ; Nugent et al., 2017 ; Inlamea et al., 2020 ), Mycobacterium africanum , the causative agent of human tuberculosis (mainly in Western Africa) ( Gehre et al., 2016 ; Tientcheu et al., 2016 ) and Mycobacterium canetti isolated in the Horn of Africa ( Loukil et al., 2019 ) and reported in human infections, however, its natural reservoir, host range, and mode of transmission still remains debatable. Other members of this group are M. microti , M. caprae, M. pinnipedii and M. mungi, usually associated with animal infections with possible transmission to humans.…”