MLVA genotyping of Brucella melitensis and Brucella abortus isolates from different animal species and humans and identification of Brucella suis vaccine strain S2 from cattle in China.

In China, brucellosis is an endemic disease and the main sources of brucellosis in animals and humans are infected sheep, cattle and swine. Brucella melitensis (biovars 1 and 3) is the predominant species, associated with sporadic cases and outbreak in humans. Isolates of B. abortus, primarily biova...

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Main Authors: Hai Jiang, Heng Wang, Liqing Xu, Guiying Hu, Junying Ma, Pei Xiao, Weixing Fan, Dongdong Di, Guozhong Tian, Mengguang Fan, Jingchuan Mi, Ruiping Yu, Litao Song, Hongyan Zhao, Dongri Piao, Buyun Cui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3790686?pdf=render