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Molecular characterization of the circulating Bacillus anthracis in Jordan.
Tropical animal health and production - 1 Dec 2015
Aqel Amin Abdelfattah, Hailat Ekhlas, Serrecchia Luigina, Aqel Suad, Campese Emanuele, Vicari Nadia, Fasanella Antonio
Abstract excerpt
To understand the biomolecular charcteristics of Bacillus anthracis in Jordan, 20 blood smear slides from dead animals with suspected anthrax were analyzed using conventional and molecular approaches. All slides were positive for B. anthracis by conventional staining but no growth of the organism on selective media was detected. However, of the 20 samples, 16 were B. anthracis DNA-positive using polymerase chain...
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