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Within-host evolution of Brucella canis during a canine brucellosis outbreak in a kennel.
BMC veterinary research - 12 Apr 2013
Gyuranecz Miklós, Rannals Brandy D, Allen Christina A, Jánosi Szilárd, Keim Paul S, Foster Jeffrey T
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BACKGROUND: Little is currently known about Brucella evolution within the host during infection. The current study is the first to employ fine-scale genotyping on an isolate collection derived from a Brucella canis outbreak. Eight isolates of B. canis, cultured from different tissues of three dogs (female, stud dog, puppy of another female) from a single kennel over three months were genetically characterized...
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