Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Brucella Isolates in Cattle Milk in Uganda
Joint Authors
Mugizi, Denis Rwabiita
Muradrasoli, Shaman
Boqvist, Sofia
Erume, Joseph
Nasinyama, George William
Waiswa, Charles
Klint, Markus
Magnusson, Ulf
Mboowa, Gerald
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-02-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Brucellosis is endemic in livestock and humans in Uganda and its transmission involves a multitude of risk factors like consumption of milk from infected cattle.
To shed new light on the epidemiology of brucellosis in Uganda the present study used phenotypic and molecular approaches to delineate the Brucella species, biovars, and genotypes shed in cattle milk.
Brucella abortus without a biovar designation was isolated from eleven out of 207 milk samples from cattle in Uganda.
These isolates had a genomic monomorphism at 16 variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) loci and showed in turn high levels of genetic variation when compared with other African strains or other B.
abortus biovars from other parts of the world.
This study further highlights the usefulness of MLVA as an epidemiological tool for investigation of Brucella infections.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mugizi, Denis Rwabiita& Muradrasoli, Shaman& Boqvist, Sofia& Erume, Joseph& Nasinyama, George William& Waiswa, Charles…[et al.]. 2015. Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Brucella Isolates in Cattle Milk in Uganda. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1056504
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mugizi, Denis Rwabiita…[et al.]. Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Brucella Isolates in Cattle Milk in Uganda. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1056504
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mugizi, Denis Rwabiita& Muradrasoli, Shaman& Boqvist, Sofia& Erume, Joseph& Nasinyama, George William& Waiswa, Charles…[et al.]. Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Brucella Isolates in Cattle Milk in Uganda. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1056504
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1056504