Inferring Mycobacterium bovis transmission between cattle and badgers using isolates from the Randomised Badger Culling Trial.

Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) is a causative agent of bovine tuberculosis, a significant source of morbidity and mortality in the global cattle industry. The Randomised Badger Culling Trial was a field experiment carried out between 1998 and 2005 in the South West of England. As part of this trial,...

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Main Authors: Andries J van Tonder, Mark J Thornton, Andrew J K Conlan, Keith A Jolley, Lee Goolding, Andrew P Mitchell, James Dale, Eleftheria Palkopoulou, Philip J Hogarth, R Glyn Hewinson, James L N Wood, Julian Parkhill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-11-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1010075