Detection of Mycobacterium bovis DNA in nasal swabs from tuberculous cattle by a multiplex PCR
Detection of tuberculosis in cattle relies on the intradermal tuberculin test (ITT), but a definitive diagnosis requires identification of the pathogen after the animal is slaughtered. DNA in nasal swabs from 50 cows was analyzed by m-PCR, targeting for the RvD1-Rv2031c and IS6110 sequences. M. bovi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
2010-06-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822010000200020 |