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Field-Isolated Genotypes of Mycobacterium bovis Vary in Virulence and Influence Case Pathology but Do Not Affect Outbreak Size

Strains of many infectious agents differ in fundamental epidemiological parameters including transmissibility, virulence and pathology. We investigated whether genotypes of Mycobacterium bovis (the causative agent of bovine tuberculosis, bTB) differ significantly in transmissibility and virulence, c...

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Autores principales: Wright, David M., Allen, Adrian R., Mallon, Thomas R., McDowell, Stanley W. J., Bishop, Stephen C., Glass, Elizabeth J., Bermingham, Mairead L., Woolliams, John A., Skuce, Robin A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3781146/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24086351
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0074503

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