Genetic evolution of Mycobacterium bovis causing tuberculosis in livestock and wildlife in France since 1978.

Genetic evolution of Mycobacterium bovis causing tuberculosis in livestock and wildlife in France since 1978.

To study the dynamics of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in France, 4,654 M. bovis strains isolated mainly from livestock and wildlife since 1978 were characterized by spoligotyping and MLVA based on MIRU-VNTR. In our study spoligotyping allowed the discrimination of 176 types although 3 spoligotypes are...

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Main Authors: Amandine Hauer, Krystel De Cruz, Thierry Cochard, Sylvain Godreuil, Claudine Karoui, Sylvie Henault, Tabatha Bulach, Anne-Laure Bañuls, Franck Biet, María Laura Boschiroli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4319773?pdf=render

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