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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Main Authors: Eduardo Eustáquio de Souza Figueiredo, Ricardo Cezar Tavares Carvalho, Flávia Galindo Silvestre, Walter Lilenbaum, Leila Sousa Fonseca, Joab Trajano Silva, Vânia Margaret Flosi Paschoalin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2010-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822010000200020

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