MLVA and LPS Characteristics of Brucella canis Isolated from Humans and Dogs in Zhejiang, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Brucella canis is a pathogenic bacterium that causes brucellosis in dogs, and its zoonotic potential has been increasing in recent years. B. canis is a rare source of human brucellosis in China, where Brucella melitensis has been the major pathogen associated with human brucellosis outbreaks. In late 2011, a case of a B. canis infection was detected in a human patient in Zhejiang Province, China. To compare the genotypes between strains of B. canis isolated from the patient and from dogs, a multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA-16) was performed. In addition, the lipopolysaccharide-synthesis-related genes were analyzed with the B. canis reference strain RM6/66.

Results

32 B. canis strains were

SUBMITTER: Piao D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5741857 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature