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First molecular characterization of Burkholderia mallei strains isolated from horses in Mongolia.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2024
Ichikawa Yoshiki, Borjigin Liushiqi, Enkhtuul Batchuluun, Khurtsbaatar Ochirbat, Aoshima Keisuke, Kobayashi Atsushi, Batbaatar Vanaabaatar, Kimura Takashi
Abstract excerpt
Glanders, a highly contagious and often fatal disease affecting equids, is caused by Burkholderia mallei. Although sporadic cases of equine glanders have recently been documented in Mongolia, genome sequencing and molecular studies of the bacteria within this region are lacking. This study provided the first molecular characterization of B. mallei isolated from four native Mongolian horses from two different...
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