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Isolation and molecular characterisation of Mycobacterium bovis from raw milk in Tunisia.
African health sciences - 1 Aug 2011
Ben Kahla I, Boschiroli M L, Souissi F, Cherif N, Benzarti M, Boukadida J, Hammami S
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BACKGROUND: Consumption of raw milk and unpasteurized dairy products is common in Tunisia where bovine tuberculosis remains enzootic. We herein investigated the frequency of M. bovis isolation from raw milk. METHODS: Three hundred and six milk samples collected from 102 infected cows in different Tunisian regions were analysed. M. bovis isolates were further characterized by spoligotyping and variable number...
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