Article
New Brucella variant isolated from Croatian cattle.
BMC veterinary research - 20 Mar 2021
Spicic Silvio, Zdelar-Tuk Maja, Ponsart Claire, Hendriksen Rene S, Reil Irena, Girault Guillaume, Leekitcharoenphon Pimlapas, Rukavina Vesna, Rubin Martina, Freddi Luca, Duvnjak Sanja
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A novel Brucella strain closely related to Brucella (B.) melitensis biovar (bv) 3 was found in Croatian cattle during testing within a brucellosis eradication programme. CASE PRESENTATION: Standardised serological, brucellin skin test, bacteriological and molecular diagnostic screening for Brucella infection led to positive detection in one dairy cattle herd. Three isolates from that herd were...
Topics
- Animals
- Brucella
- Brucellosis
- Cattle
- Cattle Diseases
- Croatia
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Genome, Bacterial
- Multilocus Sequence Typing
- Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Phylogeny
