Molecular Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and Prevalence of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria and other potential pathogenic Bacteria from Tuberculosis suspects in Northeastern, Tanzania Dissertation for the degree of doctor rerum medicinae (Dr. rer. med) Faculty of Medicine, University of Leipzig Abubakar Shaaban Hoza Date of birth: 27.03.1975 Place of birth: Mwanza, Tanzania Institute of Medical Microbiology and Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Brigitte König Dr. Irmgard Moser (Ph.D.) Dr. Sayoki G. Mfinanga (Ph.D.) Beschluss über die Verleihung des Doktorgrades vom: 20.09. 2016