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Molecular detection and characterization of Brucella species in raw informally marketed milk from Uganda

Tove HoffmanZoonosis Science Center, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden;Department of Medical Science, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
, MMSc,
Kim RockDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
, DVM,
Denis Rwabiita MugiziCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Bio-Security, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
, PhD,
Shaman MuradrasoliZoonosis Science Center, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden;Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden;Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
, PhD,
Elisabeth Lindahl-RajalaDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
, DVM,
Joseph ErumeCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Bio-Security, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
, PhD, DVM,
Ulf MagnussonDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
, DVM (Professor) ,
Åke LundkvistZoonosis Science Center, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden;Department of Medical Science, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
, PhD (Professor) &
Sofia BoqvistDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
, DVM (Associate Professor) show all
Article: 32442 | Received 30 May 2016, Accepted 18 Oct 2016, Published online: 11 Nov 2016

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