Differentiation of Leptospira interrogans isolates by IS1500 hybridization and PCR assays

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2612-2617

  Zuerner, Richard L ^a   Bolin, Carole A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYBRIDIZATION; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS;

EID: 0030869031     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.10.2612-2617.1997     Document Type: Article

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