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A haplotype at intron 8 of PTPRT gene is associated with resistance to Brucella infection in Argentinian creole goats.
Veterinary microbiology - 1 Aug 2017
Rossi Ursula A, Hasenauer Flavia C, Caffaro Maria E, Neumann Roberto, Salatin Antonio, Poli Mario A, Rossetti Carlos A
Abstract excerpt
Brucellosis is the leading zoonosis on a worldwide scale and constitutes a major public health threat in many regions of the world. Several molecular markers associated with natural resistance to intracellular bacterial infection have been identified. Recently seven single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) located in the PTPRT gene were associated with resistance to Mycobacterium bovis infection in cattle. Here, we...
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