Abstract
This study describes the attempt to trace the first Mycobacterium bovis outbreak in alpacas (Lama pacos) in Spain by spoligotyping and variable-number tandem-repeat (VNTR) analysis. Due to high genotype diversity, no matching source was identified, but local expansion of a clonal group was found and its significance for molecular tracing is discussed.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Camelids, New World
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Genetic Variation*
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Minisatellite Repeats
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Molecular Epidemiology
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Molecular Typing*
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Mycobacterium bovis / classification*
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Mycobacterium bovis / genetics*
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Mycobacterium bovis / isolation & purification
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Spain / epidemiology
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Tuberculosis / epidemiology
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Tuberculosis / microbiology
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Tuberculosis / veterinary*