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Investigating genetic diversity of Brucella abortus and Brucella melitensis in Italy with MLVA-16.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Oct 2013
Garofolo Giuliano, Di Giannatale Elisabetta, De Massis Fabrizio, Zilli Katiuscia, Ancora Massimo, Cammà Cesare, Calistri Paolo, Foster Jeffrey T
Abstract excerpt
Despite the eradication of brucellosis from most of Europe, the disease remains relatively common in a variety of livestock in southern European countries. It is therefore surprising that with such high prevalence rates, there have been few genetic characterizations of brucellosis outbreaks in this region. We conducted a genetic assessment of 206 isolates of Brucella abortus and B. melitensis from Italy using...
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