Classification of Brucella strains isolated from marine mammals using DNA-DNA hybridization and ribotyping.
DNA-DNA hybridization showed that the Brucella strains recently isolated from marine mammals belong to the monospecific genus Brucella (more than 77% DNA relatedness). Ribotyping (HindIII rDNA restriction patterns) showed that they may represent a separate subgroup (marine type) specifically associated with marine mammals.
Verger
J M
JM
Laboratoire de pathologie infectieuse et immunologie, Institut national de la recherche agronomique, Nouzilly, France. verger@tours.inra.fr
Grayon
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M
Cloeckaert
A
A
Lefèvre
M
M
Ageron
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E
Grimont
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F
D000818:Animals; D002002:Brucella / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015247:Deoxyribonuclease HindIII / Q000378:metabolism; D004289:Dolphins / Q000382:microbiology; D008322:Mammals / Q000382:microbiology; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D019576:Porpoises / Q000382:microbiology; D021521:Ribotyping; D046048:Seals, Earless / Q000382:microbiology; D012623:Seawater
D015247:Deoxyribonuclease HindIII