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Molecular characterization of Coxiella burnetii isolates by infrequent restriction site-PCR and MLVA typing.
BMC microbiology - 26 Apr 2006
Arricau-Bouvery Nathalie, Hauck Yolande, Bejaoui Awatef, Frangoulidis Dimitrios, Bodier Christelle C, Souriau Armel, Meyer Hermann, Neubauer Heinrich, Rodolakis Annie, Vergnaud Gilles
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever, has a wide host range. Few epidemiological tools are available, and they are often expensive or not easily standardized across laboratories. In this work, C. burnetii isolates from livestock and ticks were typed using infrequent restriction site-PCR (IRS-PCR) and multiple loci variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) analysis (MLVA). RESULTS: By...
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