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Variable number tandem repeat analysis of Mycobacterium bovis isolates from Gyeonggi-do, Korea.
Journal of veterinary science - 1 Jun 2008
Jeon Bo- Young, Je Sungmo, Park Jinhee, Kim Yeun, Lee Eun-Gae, Lee Hyeyoung, Seo Sangkyo, Cho Sang-Nae
Abstract excerpt
Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is a major zoonosis that's caused by Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis). Being able to detect M. bovis is important to control bovine TB. We applied a molecular technique, the variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) typing method, to identify and distinguish the M. bovis isolates from Gyeonggi-do, Korea. From 2003 to 2004, 59 M. bovis clinical strains were isolated from dairy cattle in...
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