flaB-polymerase chain reaction (flaB-PCR) and its restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis are an efficient tool for detection and identification of Leptospira Spp

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 491-496

  Kawabata, H ^a   Dancel, L A ^a   Villanueva, S Y A M ^a   Yanagihara, Y ^a   Koizumi, N ^a   Watanabe, H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

flaB typing; Leptospira; PCR RFLP

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN FLAB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CLOTTING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; LEPTOSPIRA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FLAGELLIN; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LEPTOSPIRA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEPTOSPIRA;

EID: 0034952265     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2001.tb02649.x     Document Type: Article

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