Use of restriction endonucleases for differentiation of pathogenic & saprophytic leptospires

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 116, Issue NOV., 2002, Pages 192-200

  Shukla, Jyoti ^a   Tuteja, Urmil ^a   Batra, H V ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Leptospira differentiationd; Restriction analysis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; RNA 23S; TAP WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DIGESTION; DNA EXTRACTION; FEVER; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; LEPTOSPIRA; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION SITE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROTYPE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; WATER SUPPLY;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; SEROTYPING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0036879001     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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