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Genotyping and rifampicin and isoniazid resistance in Mycobacterium bovis strains isolated from the lymph nodes of slaughtered cattle.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 May 2017
Franco Marília Masello Junqueira, Ribeiro Márcio Garcia, Pavan Fernando Rogério, Miyata Marcelo, Heinemann Marcos Bryan, de Souza Filho Antonio Francisco, Cardoso Rosilene Fressatti, de Almeida Aryadne Larissa, Sakate Ricardo Ichiro, Paes Antonio Carlos
Abstract excerpt
In developing nations, 10-20% of the human cases of tuberculosis are caused by Mycobacterium bovis. However, this percentage may be underestimated because most laboratories in developing countries do not routinely perform mycobacterial cultures, and only a few have the systems in place to identify M. bovis. There are few studies investigating genotypic diversity and drug resistance in M. bovis from animal and/or...
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