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Genetic diversity of Mycobacterium avium sp. paratuberculosis by mycobacterial interspersed repetitive Unit-Variable number tandem repeat and multi-locus short-sequence repeat one-sentence summary: Genetic diversity of Mycobacterium avium sp. paratuberculosis isolates.
International journal of mycobacteriology - 1 Jan 2000
Moyano Roberto Damián, Imperiale Belén Rocío, Romero Magalí, Santangelo María de la Paz, Alvarado Pinedo María Fiorella, Travería Gabriel, Romano María Isabel
Abstract excerpt
Background: Paratuberculosis is an enteric disease caused by Mycobacterium avium sp. paratuberculosis (MAP) that affects mainly ruminant producing losses to the livestock industry. Many molecular epidemiological methods have been used to discriminate MAP isolates. Method: The aim of this study was to describe the genetic diversity of the Argentinean MAP isolates using a combination of two molecular systems, the...
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