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First identification of a Brucella abortus biovar 4 strain from yak in Tibet, China.
Veterinary microbiology - 1 Aug 2020
Sun Mingjun, Liu Mengda, Zhang Xiyue, Zhang Ge, Zhu Liangquan, Ding Jiabo, Zhang Zhicheng, Sun Shixiong, Sun Shufang, Shao Weixing, Zhang Peipei, Zhang Jiandong, Sun Xiangxiang, Fan Xuezheng, Wei Rong
Abstract excerpt
Brucellosis is one of the major zoonotic diseases in the world. In China, understanding on its causative agent Brucella is still limited. Recently, we isolated a Brucella strain XZ19-1 from yak in Lhasa, Tibet. Phenotypical characterization proved that it belongs to B. abortus biovar 4, a biotype that has never been reported in China. MLVA-16 genotyping revealed a novel profile (4-5-3-12-2-2-3-3-8-32-8-5-4-3-3-3)...
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