Palanivelrajan, M.Parthiban, M.Jayathangaraj, M.G.Sridhar, R.TANUVAS2019-10-042019-10-042010-02http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810130229TNV_WLC_Feb2010_37Tuberculosis is an important zoonotic threat to non-human primates and their care takers. The diagnosis of this disease is based upon the intradermal skin test, Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) staining, culture and other molecular methods. However, in general the culture of organism is considered as a ‘golden standard’ for the diagnosis of tuberculosis, the time consumption is more. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was evolved for the rapid diagnosis of mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). PCR was used in this study to screen the captive macaques for mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) from its blood samples.en-USVeterinary ScienceWildlife ScienceOther