Molecular epidemiology of Bacillus anthracis: determining the correct origin
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01/05/2008
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Resumo |
We analyzed and compared strains of Bacillus anthracis isolated from husbandry and industrial anthrax cases in Switzerland between 1952 and 1981 with published data using multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis. Strains isolated from autochthonous cases of anthrax in cattle belong to genotype B2, together with strains from continental Europe, while human B. anthracis strains clustered with genotype A4. These strains could be traced back to outbreaks of human anthrax that occurred between 1978 and 1981 in a factory processing cashmere wool from the Indian subcontinent. We interpret the worldwide occurrence of B. anthracis strains of cluster A4 to be due to the extensive global trade of untreated cashmere wool during the last century. |
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http://boris.unibe.ch/52019/1/2928.full.pdf Pilo, Paola; Perreten, Vincent; Frey, Joachim (2008). Molecular epidemiology of Bacillus anthracis: determining the correct origin. Applied and environmental microbiology, 74(9), pp. 2928-2931. American Society for Microbiology 10.1128/AEM.02574-07 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02574-07> doi:10.7892/boris.52019 info:doi:10.1128/AEM.02574-07 info:pmid:18326672 urn:issn:0099-2240 |
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eng |
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American Society for Microbiology |
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http://boris.unibe.ch/52019/ |
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info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
Fonte |
Pilo, Paola; Perreten, Vincent; Frey, Joachim (2008). Molecular epidemiology of Bacillus anthracis: determining the correct origin. Applied and environmental microbiology, 74(9), pp. 2928-2931. American Society for Microbiology 10.1128/AEM.02574-07 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02574-07> |
Palavras-Chave | #570 Life sciences; biology #630 Agriculture |
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion PeerReviewed |