Molecular characterization of Leptospira spp. strains isolated from small rodents in Croatia

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 159-166

  Turk, N ^a   Milas, Z ^a   Margaletic, J ^b   Staresina, V ^a   Slavica, A ^c   Riquelme Sertour, N ^d   Bellenger, E ^d   Baranton, G ^d   Postic, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROATIA; DISEASE CARRIER; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE SEQUENCE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA BORGPETERSENII; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIRA KIRSCHNERI; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; RODENT; SEROTYPE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION;

ANIMALS; CROATIA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; PHYLOGENY; RODENT DISEASES; RODENTIA;

EID: 0037323902     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268802008026     Document Type: Article

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