Genotypic diversity of clinical Coxiella burnetii isolates from Portugal based on MST and MLVA typing

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 302, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 253-256

  Santos, Ana Sofia ^a   Tilburg, Jeroen J H C ^b   Botelho, Ana ^c   Barahona, Maria José ^c   Núncio, Maria Sofia ^a   Nabuurs Franssen, Marrigje H ^b   Klaassen, Corné H W ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

^b CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c National Veterinary Research Laboratory (INRB IP LNIV)   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Animal; Coxiella burnetii; Human; MLVA; MST; Portugal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COXIELLA BURNETII; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOAT; HUMAN; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; MULTIPLE LOCUS VARIABLE-NUMBER TANDEM REPEAT ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PORTUGAL; Q FEVER; STILLBIRTH; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; COXIELLA BURNETII; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUES; GOATS; HUMANS; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; PORTUGAL; Q FEVER; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 84867850936     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2012.08.003     Document Type: Article

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