Molecular characterisation of Mycobacterium bovis isolated from African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-6

  Hlokwe, Tiny M ^a   Jenkins, Akinbowale O ^b   Streicher, Elizabeth M ^c   Venter, Estelle H ^b   Cooper, Dave ^d   Godfroid, Jacques ^e   Michel, Anita L ^b  

^a ARC Onderstepoort   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d EZEMVELO KZN WILDLIFE   (South Africa)

^e NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BOVINE; BUFFALO; DISEASE CARRIER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PHYLOGENY; RECREATIONAL PARK; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SOUTH AFRICA; TRANSMISSION; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT; VETERINARY; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PARKS, RECREATIONAL; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

EID: 84965117208     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: 22190635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/ojvr.v78i1.232     Document Type: Article

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