Persistence of Brucella abortus lineages revealed by genomic characterization and phylodynamic analysis.

• Main Authors: Marcela Suárez-Esquivel (Author), Gabriela Hernández-Mora (Author), Nazareth Ruiz-Villalobos (Author), Elías Barquero-Calvo (Author), Carlos Chacón-Díaz (Author), Jason T Ladner (Author), Gerardo Oviedo-Sánchez (Author), Jeffrey T Foster (Author), Norman Rojas-Campos (Author), Esteban Chaves-Olarte (Author), Nicholas R Thomson (Author), Edgardo Moreno (Author), Caterina Guzmán-Verri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Brucellosis, caused by Brucella abortus, is a major disease of cattle and humans worldwide distributed. Eradication and control of the disease has been difficult in Central and South America, Central Asia, the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Epidemiological strategies combined with phylogenetic m...