Molecular characterization of Brucella species from Zimbabwe.

• Main Authors: Maphuti Betty Ledwaba (Author), Calvin Gomo (Author), Kgaugelo Edward Lekota (Author), Philippe Le Flèche (Author), Ayesha Hassim (Author), Gilles Vergnaud (Author), Henriette van Heerden (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Brucella abortus and B. melitensis have been reported in several studies in animals in Zimbabwe but the extent of the disease remains poorly known. Thus, characterizing the circulating strains is a critical first step in understanding brucellosis in the country. In this study we used an array of mol...