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Biotyping and genotyping (MLVA16) of Brucella abortus isolated from cattle in Brazil, 1977 to 2008.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Minharro Sílvia, Silva Mol Juliana P, Dorneles Elaine M S, Pauletti Rebeca B, Neubauer Heinrich, Melzer Falk, Poester Fernando P, Dasso Maurício G, Pinheiro Elaine S, Soares Filho Paulo M, Santos Renato L, Heinemann Marcos B, Lage Andrey P
Abstract excerpt
Brucellosis is a worldwide distributed zoonosis that causes important economic losses to animal production. In Brazil, information on the distribution of biovars and genotypes of Brucella spp. is scarce or unavailable. This study aimed (i) to biotype and genotype 137 Brazilian cattle isolates (from 1977 to 2008) of B. abortus and (ii) to analyze their distribution. B. abortus biovars 1, 2 and 3 (subgroup 3b) were...
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