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Genotyping of Coxiella burnetii from domestic ruminants in northern Spain.
BMC veterinary research - 10 Dec 2012
Astobiza Ianire, Tilburg Jeroen J H C, Piñero Alvaro, Hurtado Ana, García-Pérez Ana L, Nabuurs-Franssen Marrigje H, Klaassen Corné H W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Information on the genotypic diversity of Coxiella burnetii isolates from infected domestic ruminants in Spain is limited. The aim of this study was to identify the C. burnetii genotypes infecting livestock in Northern Spain and compare them to other European genotypes. A commercial real-time PCR targeting the IS1111a insertion element was used to detect the presence of C. burnetii DNA in domestic...
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