Comparison of two PCR methods for rapid identification of Leptospira genospecies interrogans

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 169-177

  Woo, Tony H S ^a   Patel, B K C ^a   Smythe, Lee D ^b   Symonds, Meegan L ^b   Norris, Michelle A ^b   Dohnt, Michael F ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WHO COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR REFERENCE AND RESEARCH ON INFLUENZA   (Australia)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene; Allele specific amplification; Leptospira; Polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RNA GENE;

LEPTOSPIRA;

EID: 0031572412     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00383-2     Document Type: Article

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