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Molecular epidemiology of strangles outbreaks in the UK during 2010.
The Veterinary record - 25 Jun 2011
Parkinson N J, Robin C, Newton J R, Slater J, Waller A S
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The sequence of the Streptococcus equi subspecies equi (S equi) M-like protein (SeM) gene was determined for 105 isolates of S equi from strangles outbreaks in the UK during 2010 and compared with previous data from 2007 to 2008. Twenty-three distinct alleles were identified, including 11 novel alleles. One allele giving rise to a putative truncated M protein was identified from the guttural pouch of an...
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