Leptospira fainei sp. nov., isolated from pigs in Australia

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 851-858

  Perolat, P ^a   Chappel, R J ^b   Adler, B ^c   Baranton, G ^d   Bulach, D M ^c   Billinghurst, M L ^b   Letocart, M ^a   Merien, F ^a   Serrano, M S ^c  

^a Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle Caledonie Noumea   (New Caledonia)

^b VIC INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Leptospira fainei sp. nov.; Molecular typing; Phylogenetic analysis; Pigs; Serovar hurstbridge

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; LEPTOSPIRA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SWINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEPTOSPIRA FAINEI; LEPTOSPIRA INADAI; SUS SCROFA; VICTORIA;

EID: 0031874928     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-48-3-851     Document Type: Article

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