Whole genome sequencing improves the discrimination between Mycobacterium bovis strains on the southern border of Kruger National Park, South Africa

Background: Mycobacterium bovis forms part of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and has an extensive host range and zoonotic potential. Various genotyping methods (e.g., spoligotyping) have been used to describe the molecular epidemiology of M. bovis. Advances in whole genome sequencing (WGS) h...

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Main Authors: Eduard O. Roos, Johannes Loubser, Tanya J. Kerr, Anzaan Dippenaar, Elizma Streicher, Francisco Olea-Popelka, Suelee Robbe-Austerman, Tod Stuber, Peter Buss, Lin-Mari de Klerk-Lorist, Robin M. Warren, Paul D. van Helden, Sven D.C. Parsons, Michele A. Miller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:One Health
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235277142300174X