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Genotypic diversity of clinical Coxiella burnetii isolates from Portugal based on MST and MLVA typing.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Nov 2012
Santos Ana Sofia, Tilburg Jeroen J H C, Botelho Ana, Barahona Maria José, Núncio Maria Sofia, Nabuurs-Franssen Marrigje H, Klaassen Corné H W
Abstract excerpt
The temporal and spatial diversity of Coxiella burnetii genotypes associated with human and animal disease in Portugal was analysed using a 6-locus multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) and a 10-locus multi-spacer sequence typing (MST) panel. Fifteen cultured C. burnetii isolates from 13 Q fever patients and a stillborn goat and 6 additional PCR-positive ruminant tissue samples obtained...
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