A simple and rapid molecular method for Leptospira species identification

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 955-962

  Ahmed, Ahmed ^a   Anthony, Richard M ^a   Hartskeerl, Rudy A ^a  

^a ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Leptospira; Ligation; Micro array; Molecular; Speciation; Typing

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CHECK POINT ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; LEPTOSPIRA; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPROTROPH; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

LEPTOSPIRA; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

LEPTOSPIRA;

EID: 77956264618     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2010.06.002     Document Type: Article

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