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Assessment of genetic diversity of zoonotic Brucella spp. recovered from livestock in Egypt using multiple locus VNTR analysis.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2014
Menshawy Ahmed M S, Perez-Sancho Marta, Garcia-Seco Teresa, Hosein Hosein I, García Nerea, Martinez Irene, Sayour Ashraf E, Goyache Joaquín, Azzam Ragab A A, Dominguez Lucas, Alvarez Julio
Abstract excerpt
Brucellosis is endemic in most parts of Egypt, where it is caused mainly by Brucella melitensis biovar 3, and affects cattle and small ruminants in spite of ongoing efforts devoted to its control. Knowledge of the predominant Brucella species/strains circulating in a region is a prerequisite of a brucellosis control strategy. For this reason a study aiming at the evaluation of the phenotypic and genetic...
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