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Phylogeny of Mycoplasma bovis isolates from Hungary based on multi locus sequence typing and multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis.
BMC veterinary research - 7 May 2014
Sulyok Kinga M, Kreizinger Zsuzsa, Fekete Lilla, Jánosi Szilárd, Schweitzer Nóra, Turcsányi Ibolya, Makrai László, Erdélyi Károly, Gyuranecz Miklós
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BACKGROUND: Mycoplasma bovis is an important pathogen causing pneumonia, mastitis and arthritis in cattle worldwide. As this agent is primarily transmitted by direct contact and spread through animal movements, efficient genotyping systems are essential for the monitoring of the disease and for epidemiological investigations. The aim of this study was to compare and evaluate the multi locus sequence typing (MLST)...
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