Identification of new IS711 insertion sites in Brucella abortus field isolates

Background: Brucellosis is a zoonosis caused by Brucella spp., a group of highly homogeneous bacteria. The insertion sequence IS711 is characteristic of these bacteria, and occurs in variable numbers and positions, but always constant within a given species. This species-associated polymorphism is u...

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Main Authors: Mancilla, M. (Marcos), Ulloa, M. (Marcos), Lopez-Goñi, I. (Ignacio), Moriyon, I. (Ignacio), Zarraga, A.M. (Ana María)
Format: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Language:eng
Published: BioMed Central 2013
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/29413