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Multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA) genotyping of human Brucella isolates in Malaysia

Tay BY 1 , Ahmad N 2 , Hashim R 3 , Mohamed Zahidi J 4 , Thong KL 5 , Koh XP 6 Show all authors , Mohd Noor A 7

Affiliations 

  • 1 Bacteriology Unit, Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, 50588, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. tayby@imr.gov.my
  • 2 Bacteriology Unit, Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, 50588, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. norazah@imr.gov.my
  • 3 Bacteriology Unit, Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, 50588, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. rohaidah@imr.gov.my
  • 4 Bacteriology Unit, Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, 50588, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. jama@imr.gov.my
  • 5 Institute of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. thongkl@um.edu.my
  • 6 Institute of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. xp_527@yahoo.com
  • 7 Bacteriology Unit, Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, 50588, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. azura.imr@gmail.com
BMC Infect Dis, 2015;15:220.
PMID: 26033227 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-015-0958-0

Abstract

Brucellosis is one of the most common zoonotic diseases worldwide. It can cause acute febrile illness in human and is a major health problem. Studies in human brucellosis in Malaysia is limited and so far no genotyping studies has been done on Brucella isolates. The aim of the study was to determine the genetic diversity among Brucella species isolated from human brucellosis, obtained over a 6-year period (2009-2014).

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