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Phylogenomic Perspective on a Unique Mycobacterium bovis Clade Dominating Bovine Tuberculosis Infections among Cattle and Buffalos in Northern Brazil.
Scientific reports - 4 Feb 2020
Conceição Marília Lima da, Conceição Emilyn Costa, Furlaneto Ismari Perini, Silva Sandro Patroca da, Guimarães Arthur Emil Dos Santos, Gomes Pedro, Boschiroli María Laura, Michelet Lorraine, Kohl Thomas Andreas, Kranzer Katharina, Francez Loreno da Costa, Lima Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Costa, Portugal Isabel, Perdigão João, Lima Karla Valéria Batista
Abstract excerpt
Lack of routine surveillance in countries endemic for bovine tuberculosis (TB) and limited laboratory support contributes to the inability to differentiate the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex species, leading to an underestimated burden of the disease. Here, Whole-Genome Sequencing of Mycobacterium bovis isolated from tissues with TB-like lesions obtained from cattle and buffalos at Marajó Island, Brazil,...
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