Molecular typing of Mycobacterium bovis isolated in the south of Brazil
Soares, Daniela Fernandes Ramos; Silva, Ana Bárbara Scholante; Fagundes, Michel Quevedo; Groll, Andrea Von; Silva, Pedro Eduardo Almeida da; Dellagostin, Odir Antonio
Abstract:
Bovine tuberculosis is a major infectious disease of the cattle. In this study, 85 M. bovis isolates from 162 lymph nodes, obtained from a herd of cattle on a farm in southern Brazil, were evaluated using spoligotyping and VNTR. The strains were grouped into five clusters and five orphans, showing a heterogenic genetic profile, what could represent diverse geographic origins of the introduced cows and/or the frequent movement of cattle between different properties.