Brucella melitensis in Asian Badgers, Northwestern China

We isolated Brucella melitensis biovar 3 from the spleen of an Asian badger (Meles leucurus) in Nilka County, northwestern China. Our investigation showed that this isolate had a common multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis 16 genotype, similar to bacterial isolates from local aborted sh...

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Main Authors: Xiafei Liu, Meihua Yang, Shengnan Song, Gang Liu, Shanshan Zhao, Guangyuan Liu, Sándor Hornok, Yuanzhi Wang, Hai Jiang
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Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/4/19-0833_article
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spelling doaj-b67ef7990e35468a9c0abba31b2faf6d2020-11-25T02:19:41ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592020-04-0126480480610.3201/eid2604.190833Brucella melitensis in Asian Badgers, Northwestern ChinaXiafei LiuMeihua YangShengnan SongGang LiuShanshan ZhaoGuangyuan LiuSándor HornokYuanzhi WangHai JiangWe isolated Brucella melitensis biovar 3 from the spleen of an Asian badger (Meles leucurus) in Nilka County, northwestern China. Our investigation showed that this isolate had a common multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis 16 genotype, similar to bacterial isolates from local aborted sheep fetuses.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/4/19-0833_articleBrucella melitensisbacteriaAsian badgerMeles leucuruszoonosesChina
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author Xiafei Liu
Meihua Yang
Shengnan Song
Gang Liu
Shanshan Zhao
Guangyuan Liu
Sándor Hornok
Yuanzhi Wang
Hai Jiang
spellingShingle Xiafei Liu
Meihua Yang
Shengnan Song
Gang Liu
Shanshan Zhao
Guangyuan Liu
Sándor Hornok
Yuanzhi Wang
Hai Jiang
Brucella melitensis in Asian Badgers, Northwestern China
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Brucella melitensis
bacteria
Asian badger
Meles leucurus
zoonoses
China
author_facet Xiafei Liu
Meihua Yang
Shengnan Song
Gang Liu
Shanshan Zhao
Guangyuan Liu
Sándor Hornok
Yuanzhi Wang
Hai Jiang
author_sort Xiafei Liu
title Brucella melitensis in Asian Badgers, Northwestern China
title_short Brucella melitensis in Asian Badgers, Northwestern China
title_full Brucella melitensis in Asian Badgers, Northwestern China
title_fullStr Brucella melitensis in Asian Badgers, Northwestern China
title_full_unstemmed Brucella melitensis in Asian Badgers, Northwestern China
title_sort brucella melitensis in asian badgers, northwestern china
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2020-04-01
description We isolated Brucella melitensis biovar 3 from the spleen of an Asian badger (Meles leucurus) in Nilka County, northwestern China. Our investigation showed that this isolate had a common multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis 16 genotype, similar to bacterial isolates from local aborted sheep fetuses.
topic Brucella melitensis
bacteria
Asian badger
Meles leucurus
zoonoses
China
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/4/19-0833_article
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