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Mycobacterium bovis genotypes in Northern Ireland: herd-level surveillance (2003 to 2008).
The Veterinary record - 30 Oct 2010
Skuce R A, Mallon T R, McCormick C M, McBride S H, Clarke G, Thompson A, Couzens C, Gordon A W, McDowell S W J
Abstract excerpt
Surveillance genotyping (variable number tandem repeat profiling and spoligotyping) of Mycobacterium bovis isolates from culture-confirmed bovine tuberculosis (TB)-affected herds in Northern Ireland is presented for the years 2003 to 2008 inclusive. A total of 175 M bovis genotypes were identified in 8630 isolates from 6609 herds. On average, 73 genotypes were identified each year, with 29 genotypes present in...
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