Phenotypic and molecular characterization of leptospira clinical isolations from the republic of nicaragua;Caracterización de aislamientos clínicos de leptospira por métodos fenotípicos y moleculares en la república de nicaragua

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Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 6-12

  Rosario, Luis Alfredo ^a   Arencibia, Daniel Francisco ^b   Batista, Niurka ^b   Jirón, William ^c   Suárez, Yolanda Emilia ^d   Infante, Juan Francisco ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE FARMACIA Y ALIMENTOS   (Cuba)

^b Instituto Finlay   (Cuba)

^c Escuela de Veterinaria (UNAN)   (Cuba)

^d Universidad Agraria de La Habana   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Leptospira; PCR; Phenotypic methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870815264     PISSN: 1025028X     EISSN: 10250298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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