Direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in bovine and bubaline tissues through nested-PCR

Post-mortem bacterial culture and specific biochemical tests are currently performed to characterize the etiologic agent of bovine tuberculosis. Cultures take up to 90 days to develop. A diagnosis by molecular tests such as PCR can provide fast and reliable results while significantly decreasing the...

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Main Authors: Cristina P. Araújo, Ana Luiza A.R. Osório, Klaudia S.G. Jorge, Carlos A.N. Ramos, Antonio F. Souza Filho, Carlos E.S. Vidal, Agueda P.C. Vargas, Eliana Roxo, Adalgiza S. Rocha, Philip N. Suffys, Antônio A. Fonseca Júnior, Marcio R. Silva, José D. Barbosa Neto, Valíria D. Cerqueira, Flábio R. Araújo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2014-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822014000200035&lng=en&tlng=en