African Lineage Brucella melitensis Isolates from Omani Livestock

African Lineage Brucella melitensis Isolates from Omani Livestock

Brucellosis is a common livestock disease in the Middle East and North Africa, but remains poorly described in the region both genetically and epidemiologically. Traditionally found in goats and sheep, Brucella melitensis is increasingly recognized as infecting camels. Most studies of brucellosis in...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey T. Foster, Faith M. Walker, Brandy D. Rannals, M. Hammad Hussain, Kevin P. Drees, Rebekah V. Tiller, Alex R. Hoffmaster, Abdulmajeed Al-Rawahi, Paul Keim, Muhammad Saqib
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
brucellosis
Brucella melitensis
camels
Oman
MLVA
SNP genotyping
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02702/full

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