Abstract
Tuberculosis is a transmissible infectious disease caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M. tuberculosis). This complex is formed by a set of pathogens, which infects humans and animals, and is composed of seven species of mycobacteria, however the most important in public health are M. tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis). Tuberculosis caused by M. bovis is known a…