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Molecular epidemiological investigation of Brucella melitensis circulating in Mongolia by MLVA16.
Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases - 1 Feb 2017
Kang Sung-Il, Her Moon, Erdenebaataar Janchivdorj, Vanaabaatar Batbaatar, Cho Hyorim, Sung So-Ra, Lee Jin Ju, Jung Suk Chan, Park Yong Ho, Kim Ji-Yeon
Abstract excerpt
Mongolia has a high incidence of brucellosis in human and animals due to livestock husbandry. To investigate the genetic characteristics of Mongolian B. melitensis, an MLVA (multi-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis)-16 assay was performed with 94 B. melitensis isolates. They were identified as B. melitensis biovar (bv.) 1 (67), 3 (10) and Rev. 1 vaccine strains (17) using a classical biotyping and...
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