Mambres, Delphine Hanot; Boarbi, Samira; Michel, Patrick; Bouker, Nora; Escobar-Calle, Luisa; Desqueper, Damien; Fancello, Tiziano; Van Esbroeck, Marjan; Godfroid, Jacques; Fretin, David; Mori, Marcella (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-04-06)
The aim of this study was to characterize by classical biotyping and Multi-Locus variable
number tandem repeats (VNTR) Analysis (MLVA) all Brucella spp. derived from human
cases in Belgium from 1996 to 2015. Final goals were to determine the species and biovar,
to trace-back on genetic grounds the origin of each strain when patient history and risk factors
were missing, and to survey for particular ...