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Genotyping Mycobacterium bovis from cattle in the Central Pampas of Argentina: temporal and regional trends.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Apr 2014
Shimizu Ernesto, Macías Analía, Paolicchi Fernando, Magnano Gabriel, Zapata Laura, Fernández Analía, Canal Ana, Garbaccio Sergio, Cataldi Angel, Caimi Karina, Zumárraga Martín
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium bovis is the causative agent of bovine tuberculosis (TB), a disease that affects approximately 5% of Argentinean cattle. Among the molecular methods for genotyping, the most convenient are spoligotyping and variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR). A total of 378 samples from bovines with visible lesions consistent with TB were collected at slaughterhouses in three provinces, yielding 265 M. bovis...
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