Identification of pathogenic Leptospira species by conventional or real-time PCR and sequencing of the DNA gyrase subunit B encoding gene

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Slack, Andrew T ^a   Symonds, Meegan L ^a   Dohnt, Michael F ^a   Smythe, Lee D ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING) B; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA GYRASE; LEPTOSPIRA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA FAINEI; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIRA KIRSCHNERI;

EID: 33750605340     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-6-95     Document Type: Article

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