Molecular characterization of Leptospira sp. strains isolated from human subjects in São Paulo, Brazil using a polymerase chain reaction-based assay: A public health tool

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 373-378

  Romero, Eliete C ^a   Yasuda, Paulo H ^b  

^a INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTO AMARO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Leptospira interrogans; Leptospirosis; Molecular characterization; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA SP.; SEMARANGA;

EID: 33747092357     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000400005     Document Type: Article

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