| Literature DB >> 19027131 |
Henk L Smits1, Benjamin Espinosa, Rosa Castillo, Eric Hall, Alfredo Guillen, Milagros Zevaleta, Robert H Gilman, Paolo Melendez, Carlos Guerra, Angelika Draeger, Alessandro Broglia, Karsten Nöckler.
Abstract
Recent human Brucella melitensis isolates from Peru were genotyped by multiple locus variable number repeat analysis. All 24 isolates originated from hospitalized patients living in the central part of Peru and consisted of six genomic groups comprising two to four isolates and nine unique genotypes. The isolates were most closely related to the two previously genotyped isolates from Mexico, with a maximum distance of 2 to 4. The Peruvian strains were clearly distinct from the East and West Mediterranean groups of B. melitensis genotypes, suggesting that they may constitute a unique Latin American cluster.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID： 19027131 DOI： 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.10.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg ISSN： 0035-9203 Impact factor: 2.184