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First molecular detection of Mycobacterium bovis in environmental samples from a French region with endemic bovine tuberculosis.
Journal of applied microbiology - 1 May 2016
Barbier E, Boschiroli M L, Gueneau E, Rochelet M, Payne A, de Cruz K, Blieux A L, Fossot C, Hartmann A
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis (the causative agent of bovine tuberculosis, bTB) in environmental matrices within a French region (Côte d'Or) affected by this zoonotic disease. METHODS AND RESULTS: We report here the development and the use of molecular detection assays based on qPCR (double fluorescent dye-labelled probe) to monitor the occurrence of...
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