Genetic Diversity and Potential Paths of Transmission of Mycobacterium bovis in the Amazon: The Discovery of M. bovis Lineage Lb1 Circulating in South America

Genetic Diversity and Potential Paths of Transmission of Mycobacterium bovis in the Amazon: The Discovery of M. bovis Lineage Lb1 Circulating in South America

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) has yet to be eradicated in Brazil. Herds of cattle and buffalo are important sources of revenue to people living in the banks of the Amazon River basin. A better understanding of Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) populational structure and transmission dynamics affecting thes...

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Main Authors: Paulo Alex Carneiro, Cristina Kraemer Zimpel, Taynara Nunes Pasquatti, Taiana T. Silva-Pereira, Haruo Takatani, Christian B. D. G. Silva, Robert B. Abramovitch, Ana Marcia Sa Guimaraes, Alberto M. R. Davila, Flabio R. Araujo, John B. Kaneene
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
tuberculosis
bovine TB transmission
clonal complex
whole genome sequencing
spoligotype
Mycobacterium bovis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2021.630989/full

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