DNA probes for identification of leptospires and disease diagnosis

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 346-352

  Shukla, Jyoti ^a   Tuteja, Urmil ^a   Batra, Harsh Vardhan ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA PROBE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPE;

EID: 4544234891     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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