16S rRNA PCR for differentiation of pathogenic and non-pathogenic Leptospira isolates

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-30

  Shukla, J ^a   Tuteja, U ^a   Batra, H V ^a  

^a Defence R D Establishment   (India)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene; Leptospira differentiation; PCR

Indexed keywords

8 AZAGUANINE; BACTERIAL DNA; PHENYLENEDIAMINE; PRIMER RNA; RNA 16S; RNA 23S; TAP WATER; WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECOMPOSITION; EGG YOLK; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENUS; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RODENT; SEROTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0042922624     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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