Publicaties
Staphylococcus petrasii subsp. pragensis subsp. nov., occurring in human clinical material Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Gent
Seven coagulase-negative, oxidase-negative and novobiocin-susceptible staphylococci assigned tentatively as Staphylococcus petrasii were investigated in this study in order to elucidate their taxonomic position. All strains were initially shown to form a genetically homogeneous group separated from remaining species of the genus Staphylococcus by using a repetitive sequence-based PCR fingerprinting with the (GTG)5 primer. Phylogenetic ...
Modern diagnostic techniques Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Techniques modernes de diagnostic Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
International Clostridium difficile animal strain collection and large diversity of animal associated strains Universiteit Gent
Exploring the diversity of field strains of Brucella abortus Biovar 3 isolated in West Africa Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Brucellosis is one of the most widespread bacterial zoonotic diseases in the world, affecting both humans and domestic and wild animals. Identification and biotyping of field strains of Brucella are of key importance for a better knowledge of the epidemiology of brucellosis, for identifying appropriate antigens, for managing disease outbreaks and for setting up efficient preventive and control programmes. Such data are required both at ...