Detection of new genotypes of Orientia tsutsugamushi infecting humans in Thailand

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 168-173

  Fournier, P E ^a   Siritantikorn, S ^a,b   Rolain, J M ^a   Suputtamongkol, Y ^b   Hoontrakul, S ^c   Charoenwat, S ^d   Losuwanaluk, K ^e   Parola, Philippe ^a   Raoult, D ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Chumphon Hospital   (Thailand)

^d Chaiyapoom Hospital   (Thailand)

^e Banmai Chaiyapod Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Genotypes; Orientia tsutsugamushi; PCR; Scrub typhus; Serotypes; Thailand

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROTYPING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; THAILAND; TYPE STRAIN;

ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI;

EID: 38049052354     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01889.x     Document Type: Article

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