DNA relatedness of Leptospira strains isolated from beef cattle in Zimbabwe

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1111-1117

  Feresu, Sara B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

DNA relatedness; Leptospira borgpetersenii; Leptospira kirschneri

Indexed keywords

DNA; HYDROXYAPATITE;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; DNA PROBE; LEPTOSPIRA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; ZIMBABWE;

BOS TAURUS; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA BORGPETERSENII; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIRA KIRSCHNERI;

EID: 0032989233     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-49-3-1111     Document Type: Article

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