Using whole blood cultures in interferon gamma release assays to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex infection in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

• Chitsuda Pongma,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Graduate Program in Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, Center of Excellence in Immunology and Immune-Mediated Diseases, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Songkiat Songthammanuphap,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5812-3682

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• Songchan Puthong,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Anumart Buakeaw,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Therdsak Prammananan,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation

  Affiliation The National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathum Thani, Thailand

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5132-1440

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• Saradee Warit,

  Roles Formal analysis, Resources

  Affiliation The National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathum Thani, Thailand

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• Wanlaya Tipkantha,

  Roles Data curation, Methodology, Resources

  Affiliation Bureau of Conservation and Research, Zoological Park Organization of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Erngsiri Kaewkhunjob,

  Roles Methodology, Resources

  Affiliation Bureau of Conservation and Research, Zoological Park Organization of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Waleemas Jairak,

  Roles Methodology, Resources

  Affiliation Bureau of Conservation and Research, Zoological Park Organization of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Piyaporn Kongmakee,

  Roles Methodology, Resources

  Affiliation Bureau of Conservation and Research, Zoological Park Organization of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Choenkwan Pabutta,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Resources

  Current address: The Monitoring and Surveillance Center for Zoonotic Diseases in Wildlife and Exotic Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand

  Affiliation Elephant Kingdom Project, Zoological Park Organization of Thailand, Surin, Thailand

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1018-0861

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• Supaphen Sripiboon,

  Roles Methodology, Resources

  Affiliation Department of Large Animals and Wildlife Clinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand

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• Wandee Yindeeyoungyeon ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Wandee Yindeeyoungyeon, Tanapat Palaga

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: tanapat.p@chula.ac.th (TP); wyindeeuga@gmail.com (WY)

  Affiliation The National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathum Thani, Thailand

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2237-1980

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• Tanapat Palaga

  Contributed equally to this work with: Wandee Yindeeyoungyeon, Tanapat Palaga

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: tanapat.p@chula.ac.th (TP); wyindeeuga@gmail.com (WY)

  Affiliations Center of Excellence in Immunology and Immune-Mediated Diseases, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8734-6626

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