Multiple Brucella melitensis lineages are driving the human brucellosis epidemic in Shaanxi Province, China: evidence from whole genome sequencing-based analysis

IntroductionHuman brucellosis is a severe public concern in Shaanxi Province, China, and investigating the epidemiological relationship and transmission pattern of B. melitensis is necessary to devise control strategies.MethodsIn this study, a conventional bio-typing approach and whole genome sequen...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Main Authors:	Cuihong An, Shoumin Nie, Boyan Luo, Dijia Zhou, Wenjing Wang, Yangxin Sun, Suoping Fan, Dongli Liu, Zhenjun Li, Zhiguo Liu, Wenhui Chang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-10-01
Subjects:	brucellosis Brucella melitensis species/biovars WGS-SNPs genomic
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2024.1452143/full