Investigation published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology

September 1^st, 2011

This study describes the attempt to trace the first Mycobacterium bovis outbreak in alpacas (Lama pacos) in Spain by spoligotyping and VNTR analysis. Due to high genotype diversity no matching source was identified, but local expansion of a clonal group was found and its significance for molecular tracing is discussed

Rodriguez-Campos S., Aranaz A., de Juan L., Saez-Llorente JL., Romero B., Bezos J., Jimenez A., Mateos A. and Dominguez L..

Limitations of Spoligotyping and Variable Number Tandem Repeat Typing for Molecular Tracing of Mycobacterium bovis in a High Diversity Setting

Limitations of Spoligotyping and Variable Number Tandem Repeat Typing for Molecular Tracing of Mycobacterium bovis in a High Diversity Setting

	Departamento de Sanidad Animal. Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad Complutense (UCM).
	Servicio de Micobacterias (MYC). Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET). Universidad Complutense (UCM).
	Dirección General de Recursos Agrícolas y Ganaderos.
	Laboratorio de Sanidad y Producción Animal. Junta de Andalucía.