A combined approach of VNTR and MLST analysis: Improving molecular typing of Argentinean isolates of Leptospira interrogans

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 644-651

  Caimi, Karina ^a   Varni, Vanina ^a   Melendez, Yamil ^a   Koval, Ariel ^b   Brihuega, Bibiana ^a   Ruybal, Paula ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b Biogenesis Bago   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Leptospira interrogans; Multilocus sequence typing; Variable number tandem repeats

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DOG; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; MUSTELIDAE; PHYLOGENY; RAT; SWINE; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; CATTLE; DOGS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR TYPING; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; MUSTELIDAE; PHYLOGENY; RATS; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS;

EID: 84864071106     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762012000500011     Document Type: Article

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