Characterization of leptospiral isolates using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) fingerprinting

Veterinarski Arhiv

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 159-165

  El Jalii, Isam ^a,c   Bahaman, Abdul Rani ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Characterization; Leptospira; RAPD; Serovar

Indexed keywords

LEPTOSPIRA;

EID: 34249864152     PISSN: 03725480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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