Genotyping of Coxiella burnetii from domestic ruminants and human in Hungary: indication of various genotypes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Information about the genotypic characteristic of Coxiella burnetii from Hungary is lacking. The aim of this study is to describe the genetic diversity of C. burnetii in Hungary and compare genotypes with those found elsewhere. A total of 12 samples: (cattle, n = 6, sheep, n = 5 and human, n = 1) collected from across Hungary were studied by a 10-loci multispacer sequence typing (MST) and 6-loci multiple-locus variable-number of tandem repeat analysis (MLVA). Phylogenetic relationships among MST genotypes show how these Hungarian samples are related to others collected around the world.

Results

Three MST genotypes were identified: sequence type (ST) 20 has also been identified in ruminants from other European countries and the USA, ST28 was previously identified i

SUBMITTER: Sulyok KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4016735 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature