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Spoligotyping and variable number tandem repeat analysis of Mycobacterium bovis isolates from cattle in Brazil.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Feb 2012
Parreiras Patrícia Martins, Andrade Giovanna Ivo, Nascimento Telma de Figueiredo do, Oelemann Maraníbia Cardoso, Gomes Harrison Magdinier, Alencar Andrea Padilha de, Assis Ronnie Antunes de, Mota Pedro Moacyr Pinto Coelho, Pereira Márcia Aparecida da Silva, Lobato Francisco Carlos Faria, Lage Andrey Pereira, Suffys Philip Noel
Abstract excerpt
We performed spoligotyping and 12-mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit-variable number tandem repeats (MIRU-VNTRs) typing to characterise Mycobacterium bovis isolates collected from tissue samples of bovines with lesions suggestive for tuberculosis during slaughter inspection procedures in abattoirs in Brazil. High-quality genotypes were obtained with both procedures for 61 isolates that were obtained from...
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