Article
Genetic evolution of Mycobacterium bovis causing tuberculosis in livestock and wildlife in France since 1978.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Hauer Amandine, De Cruz Krystel, Cochard Thierry, Godreuil Sylvain, Karoui Claudine, Henault Sylvie, Bulach Tabatha, Bañuls Anne-Laure, Biet Franck, Boschiroli María Laura
Abstract excerpt
To study the dynamics of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in France, 4,654 M. bovis strains isolated mainly from livestock and wildlife since 1978 were characterized by spoligotyping and MLVA based on MIRU-VNTR. In our study spoligotyping allowed the discrimination of 176 types although 3 spoligotypes are predominant and account for more than half of the total strain population: SB0120 (26%), SB0134 (11%) and SB0121...
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