Phylogenomic exploration of the relationships between strains of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (Map) is an infectious enteric pathogen that causes Johne's disease in livestock. Determining genetic diversity is prerequisite to understanding the epidemiology and biology of Map. We performed
Bentley, Stephen D +11 more
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Snapshot of the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Iraq
International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2014 This study explored the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Iraq by spoligotyping and 15-locus-based mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit-variable number tandem repeat (MIRU-VNTR) methods.
Mohanad Mohsin Ahmed +5 more
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International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2021 Background: Paratuberculosis is an enteric disease caused by Mycobacterium avium sp. paratuberculosis (MAP) that affects mainly ruminant producing losses to the livestock industry. Many molecular epidemiological methods have been used to discriminate MAP
Roberto Damián Moyano +6 more
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Molecular typing of mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates circulating in Jiangsu Province, China [PDF]
, 2011 Background Globally, China is the second place with high burden of tuberculosis (TB). To explore the characteristics of the pathogens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) circulating in this area is helpful for understanding and controlling the spread of ...
Qiao Liu +10 more
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Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2019 Introducción. La tuberculosis continúa siendo uno de los problemas de salud más importantes a nivel mundial y, con la infección por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (HIV), constituye la principal causa de muerte por infecciones.
David Felipe García, Myriam Astudillo
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Multiple large clusters of tuberculosis in London: a cross-sectional analysis of molecular and spatial data [PDF]
, 2017 Large outbreaks of tuberculosis (TB) represent a particular threat to disease control because they reflect multiple instances of active transmission. The extent to which long chains of transmission contribute to high TB incidence in London is unknown. We
Anderson, C +4 more
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Limited transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in East Azarbaijan, Iran
Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 2014 Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death in adults from a single infectious agent, killing about 3 million people every year. One-third of the human population is thought to be infected by the causative agent Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Mohammad Asgharzadeh +2 more
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Genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Tibetans in Tibet, China. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious health problem in Tibet where Tibetans are the major ethnic group. Although genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.
Haiyan Dong +6 more
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Cross species transmission of Mycobacterium bovis infection at the wildlife/livestock interface in South Africa [PDF]
, 2019 Bovine tuberculosis affects cattle in South Africa and is known to be endemic in wildlife with the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) being recognized as the maintenance host.
Etter, Eric +2 more
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Effectiveness of combination of Mini-and Microsatellite loci to sub-type Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Italian type C isolates [PDF]
, 2011 Background Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (Map) is the etiological agent of paratuberculosis. The aim of our study was to combine Mini-and Microsatellite loci analysis in order to explore the effectiveness of this sub-typing method in a ...
Matteo Ricchi +7 more
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