Biotyping and genotyping (MLVA16) of Brucella abortus isolated from cattle in Brazil, 1977 to 2008.

Brucellosis is a worldwide distributed zoonosis that causes important economic losses to animal production. In Brazil, information on the distribution of biovars and genotypes of Brucella spp. is scarce or unavailable. This study aimed (i) to biotype and genotype 137 Brazilian cattle isolates (from...

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Main Authors: Sílvia Minharro, Juliana P Silva Mol, Elaine M S Dorneles, Rebeca B Pauletti, Heinrich Neubauer, Falk Melzer, Fernando P Poester, Maurício G Dasso, Elaine S Pinheiro, Paulo M Soares Filho, Renato L Santos, Marcos B Heinemann, Andrey P Lage
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24324670/pdf/?tool=EBI