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Isolation and identification of nontuberculous mycobacteria from raw milk and traditional cheese based on the 16S rRNA and hsp65 genes, Tehran, Iran
As an important source of human food, milk can be a carrier of human pathogenic bacteria, including tuberculous and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), in its raw and unpasteurized state. In this research, 175 ...
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Open AccessGenoty** of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolated from humans and animals in northeastern Iran
The objective of this study was to genotype Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolated from humans and cattle in northern Iran. Over the course of one year, a total of 120 human and 21 cattle isolates were teste...
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The population structure of Salmonella enterica Enteritidis in Iran analyzed by multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis
Salmonella enterica Enteritidis is the most frequent etiological agent of salmonellosis in humans and poultry. To understand the genetic diversity of S. Enteritidis in Iran, we examined 69 chicke...
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The phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Bacillus anthracis isolates from Iran
To understand epidemiology of Bacillus anthracis in Iran, the morphological, biochemical, and virulence specifications of 32 B. anthracis isolates, collected from human, sheep, cattle, goat, and environmental spe...
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Paratuberculosis in Holstein-Friesian cattle farms in Central Iran
Paratuberculosis is an important disease of ruminants with a worldwide distribution. In develo** countries where funding constraints challenge establishment of control schemes, large losses are incurred on c...
