MLVA genotyping characteristics of human brucella melitensis isolated from ulanqab of Inner Mongolia, China

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue JAN, 2017, Pages

  Liu, Zhi Guo ^a,b   Di, Dong Dong ^c   Wang, Miao ^b   Liu, Ri Hong ^b   Zhao, Hong Yan ^d   Piao, Dong Ri ^d   Tian, Guo Zhong ^d   Fan, Wei Xing ^c   Jiang, Hai ^d   Cui, Bu Yun ^d   Xia, Xian Zhu ^a,e  

^a College of Veterinary Medical Inner Mongolia Agriculture University ^*  (China)

^b Ulanqab Centre for Endemic Disease Prevention and Control   (China)

^c AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^d CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^e Institute of Military Veterinary   (China)

Author keywords

Brucella melitensis; Inner Mongolia; MLVA; Molecular epidemiology; Trace back analysis; Ulanqab

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOTYPE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE LOCUS VARIABLE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 85011999845     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00006     Document Type: Article

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