Genetic comparison of Brucella suis biovar 3 in clinical cases in China

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 160, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 546-548

  Jiang, Hai ^a   Chen, Hai ^b   Chen, Jing diao ^c   Tian, Guo zhong ^a   Zhao, Hong yan ^a   Piao, Dong ri ^a   Cui, Bu yun ^a  

^a National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^b Hainan Province   (China)

^c GUANGZHOU CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Biovar 3; Brucella suis; Clinical cases; Genetics; MLVA

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA;

ALLELE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLA SUIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE;

ANIMALS; BRUCELLA SUIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR SUIS;

EID: 84869089400     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.06.030     Document Type: Letter

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