Assessment of Genetic Diversity of Zoonotic Brucella spp. Recovered from Livestock in Egypt Using Multiple Locus VNTR Analysis

Brucellosis is endemic in most parts of Egypt, where it is caused mainly by Brucella melitensis biovar 3, and affects cattle and small ruminants in spite of ongoing efforts devoted to its control. Knowledge of the predominant Brucella species/strains circulating in a region is a prerequisite of a br...

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Main Authors: Ahmed M. S. Menshawy, Marta Perez-Sancho, Teresa Garcia-Seco, Hosein I. Hosein, Nerea García, Irene Martinez, Ashraf E. Sayour, Joaquín Goyache, Ragab A. A. Azzam, Lucas Dominguez, Julio Alvarez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/353876