A Genetic Comparison of Brucella abortus Isolates from Animals and Humans by Using the MLVA Assay
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Her, Moon
(OIE Reference Laboratory for Brucellosis and Zoonosis Laboratory, Bacteriology and Parasitology Division, Veterinary Research Department, National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service (NVRQS))
Kang, Sung-Il (OIE Reference Laboratory for Brucellosis and Zoonosis Laboratory, Bacteriology and Parasitology Division, Veterinary Research Department, National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service (NVRQS)) Kim, Jong-Wan (OIE Reference Laboratory for Brucellosis and Zoonosis Laboratory, Bacteriology and Parasitology Division, Veterinary Research Department, National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service (NVRQS)) Kim, Ji-Yeon (OIE Reference Laboratory for Brucellosis and Zoonosis Laboratory, Bacteriology and Parasitology Division, Veterinary Research Department, National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service (NVRQS)) Hwang, In-Yeong (OIE Reference Laboratory for Brucellosis and Zoonosis Laboratory, Bacteriology and Parasitology Division, Veterinary Research Department, National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service (NVRQS)) Jung, Suk-Chan (OIE Reference Laboratory for Brucellosis and Zoonosis Laboratory, Bacteriology and Parasitology Division, Veterinary Research Department, National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service (NVRQS)) Park, Sang-Hee (Division of Zoonoses, Center for Immunology and Pathology, National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC)) Park, Mi-Yeoun (Division of Zoonoses, Center for Immunology and Pathology, National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC)) Yoo, Han-Sang (Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Brain Korea 21 for Veterinary Science, KRF Zoonotic Disease Priority Research Institute, Seoul National University) |
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