title: Mycobacterium bovis infection in Holstein Friesian cattle, Iran.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
authors.forename: Keyvan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tadayon
authors.forename: Nader
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mosavari
authors.forename: Fardin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sadeghi
authors.forename: Ken J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Forbes
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D009841:Oligonucleotides