MLVA typing of and isolates of animal and human origin from India.

Brucellosis is a widely prevalent zoonotic disease of major public health significance. A collection of and field isolates of animal and human origin were subjected to MLVA-15 typing followed by phylogeography studies. The MLVA-15 analysis of ( = 65) field isolates resulted in 48 different profiles.

Multilocus variable number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA)-typing of Brucella abortus isolates of India reveals limited genetic diversity.

Multilocus variable number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) technique has wide applications in studying phylogenies and short-term epidemiology of pathogens. The technique has been extensively used worldwide in molecular epidemiology of Brucella genus. Only one study on this aspect is reported from India despite its economic and public health significance in country.

Draft genome sequence of field isolate Brucella melitensis strain 2007BM/1 from India.

Objectives: Brucellosis is among one of the most widespread important global zoonotic diseases that is endemic in many parts of India. Brucella melitensis is supposed to be the most pathogenic species for humans. Here we report the draft genome sequence of B.