Browsing Research Articles [LISBE] by Author "Zwetselaar, Marco"

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    • Complete genome sequence of Brucella abortus isolated from a human blood culture sample in Tanzania 

      Mbwambo, Gershom; Zwetselaar, Marco; Sonda, Tolbert; Lukambagire, AbdulHamid; Njau, Judith; Wadugu, Boaz; Ignass, Ignass; Amani, Nelson; Hugho, Ephrasia; Rubach, Matthew; Sakasaka, Philoteus; Oisso, Rose; Mkenda, Nestory; Shirima, Gabriel; Ashford, Roland; Haydon, Daniel; Maro, Venance; Kazwala, Rudovick; Kumburu, Happiness; Mmbaga, Blandina; Halliday, Jo E. (American society for microbiology, 2024-01-30)
      Brucella abortus causes infections in humans and livestock. Bacterial isolates are challenging to obtain, and very little is known about the genomic epidemiology of this species in Africa. Here, we report the complete ...

    • Plasmid characterization in bacterial isolates of public health relevance in a tertiary healthcare facility in Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania 

      Sengeruan, Lameck; Zwetselaar, Marco; Kumburu, Happiness; Aarestrup, Frank; Kreppel, Katharina; Sauli, Elingarami; Sonda, Tolbert (Elsevier, 2022-09)
      Objectives Plasmids are infectious double stranded DNA molecules that are found within bacteria. Horizontal gene transfer promotes successful spread of different types of plasmids within or among bacteria species, making ...