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Novel, host-restricted genotypes of Bordetella bronchiseptica associated with phocine respiratory tract isolates.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Mar 2015
Register Karen B, Ivanov Yury V, Harvill Eric T, Davison Nick, Foster Geoffrey
Abstract excerpt
During a succession of phocine morbillivirus outbreaks spanning the past 25 years, Bordetella bronchiseptica was identified as a frequent secondary invader and cause of death. The goal of this study was to evaluate genetic diversity and the molecular basis for host specificity among seal isolates from these outbreaks. MLST and PvuII ribotyping of 54 isolates from Scottish, English or Danish coasts of the Atlantic...
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