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Genotyping and strain distribution of Mycobacterium avium subspecies hominissuis isolated from humans and pigs in Belgium, 2011-2013.
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 1 Jan 2016
Vluggen Christelle, Soetaert Karine, Duytschaever Lucille, Denoël Joseph, Fauville-Dufaux Maryse, Smeets François, Bruffaerts Nicolas, Huygen Kris, Fretin David, Rigouts Leen, Saegerman Claude, Mathys Vanessa
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium avium represents a health concern for both humans and pigs. The characterisation of its subspecies is an important step improving the understanding of the epidemiology and the control of this pathogen. Ninety-two human M. avium strains were selected for a retrospective study. Subspecies determination by rpoB sequencing and IS1245/IS901 analysis showed that 98.9% of Belgian human M. avium strains...
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