High-resolution melt-curve analysis of random-amplified-polymorphic-DNA markers, for the characterisation of pathogenic Leptospira

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-161

  Tulsiani, S M ^a,b   Craig, S B ^b,c   Graham, G C ^b,c   Cobbold, R C ^a   Dohnt, M F ^b   Burns, M A ^b   Leung, L K P ^a   Field, H E ^d   Smythe, L D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA BORGPETERSENII; LEPTOSPIRA BORGPETERSENII SEROVAR ARBOREA; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIRA KIRSCHNERI SEROVAR CYNOPTERI; LEPTOSPIRA WEILII SEROVAR CELLEDONI; LEPTOSPIROSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SEROTYPE; SPECIES;

DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA BORGPETERSENII; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIRA KIRSCHNERI; LEPTOSPIRA WEILII;

EID: 77950624772     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: 13648594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/136485910X12607012374037     Document Type: Article

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