Detection of Brucella abortus DNA in illegal cheese from São Paulo and Minas Gerais and differentiation of B19 vaccinal strain by means of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) Detecção de DNA de Brucella abortus em queijos clandestinos provenientes de São Paulo e Minas Gerais e diferenciação da vacina B19 pela reação da polimerase em cadeia (PCR)

A total of 192 samples of illegal cheese from different regions of the states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais, Brazil, were analyzed for the isolation and detection of Brucella spp. DNA by means of microbiological culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR), respectively. Samples that yielded positive...

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Main Authors: Simone Miyashiro, Eliana Scarcelli, Rosa M. Piatti, Fabíola R. Campos, Airton Vialta, Lara Borges Keid, Ricardo Augusto Dias, Margareth E. Genovez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2007-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
B19
PCR
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822007000100005