Mycobacterium bovis infection in Holstein Friesian cattle, Iran.
To identify strains of Mycobacterium bovis circulating in Iran, we used region of difference, spoligotypes, and variable number tandem repeats to genotype 132 M. bovis isolates from Holstein Friesian cattle. Despite wide geographic origins, the strains were genetically homogeneous. Increased distribution of cattle herds and inadequate control measures may have contributed to strain dispersion.
Tadayon
Keyvan
K
University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
Mosavari
Nader
N
Sadeghi
Fardin
F
Forbes
Ken J
KJ
D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D018598:Minisatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009841:Oligonucleotides / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D014380:Tuberculosis, Bovine / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology
D009841:Oligonucleotides