Abstract
Recent human Brucella melitensis isolates from Peru were genotyped by multiple locus variable number repeat analysis. All 24 isolates originated from hospitalized patients living in the central part of Peru and consisted of six genomic groups comprising two to four isolates and nine unique genotypes. The isolates were most closely related to the two previously genotyped isolates from Mexico, with a maximum distance of 2 to 4. The Peruvian strains were clearly distinct from the East and West Mediterranean groups of B. melitensis genotypes, suggesting that they may constitute a unique Latin American cluster.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 399-402 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
Volume | 103 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2009 |
Keywords
- Brucella melitensis
- Brucellosis
- Genotyping
- Latin America
- Reinfection
- Relapse
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Parasitology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Infectious Diseases