Genetic structure of the genus Leptospira by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 231-238

  Letocart, M ^a   Boerlin, P ^b   Boerlin Petzold, F ^b   Goudet, J ^c   Baranton, G ^d   Perolat, P ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Genetics; Leptospira; Multilocus enzyme electrophoresis; Phylogeny; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ENZYME;

ARTICLE; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE LOCUS; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; LEPTOSPIRA; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TAXONOMY;

LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA FAINEI; LEPTOSPIRA INADAI; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIRA MEYERI;

EID: 0032940929     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-49-1-231     Document Type: Article

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