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MLVA16 typing of Portuguese human and animal Brucella melitensis and Brucella abortus isolates.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Ferreira Ana Cristina, Chambel Lélia, Tenreiro Tania, Cardoso Regina, Flor Lídia, Dias Isabel Travassos, Pacheco Teresa, Garin-Bastuji Bruno, Le Flèche Philippe, Vergnaud Gilles, Tenreiro Rogério, de Sá Maria Inácia Corrêa
Abstract excerpt
To investigate the epidemiological relationship of isolates from different Portuguese geographical regions and to assess the diversity among isolates, the MLVA16(Orsay) assay (panels 1, 2A and 2B) was performed with a collection of 126 Brucella melitensis (46 human and 80 animal isolates) and 157 B. abortus field isolates, seven vaccine strains and the representative reference strains of each species. The...
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