A Single Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) Scheme for Seven Pathogenic Leptospira Species

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Boonsilp, Siriphan ^a   Thaipadungpanit, Janjira ^a   Amornchai, Premjit ^a   Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn ^a   Bailey, Mark S ^b   Holden, Matthew T G ^c   Zhang, Cuicai ^d   Jiang, Xiugao ^d   Koizumi, Nobuo ^e   Taylor, Kyle ^f   Galloway, Renee ^g   Hoffmaster, Alex R ^g   Craig, Scott ^h   Smythe, Lee D ^h   Hartskeerl, Rudy A ⁱ   Day, Nicholas P ^a,j   Chantratita, Narisara ^a   Feil, Edward J ^k   Aanensen, David M ^l   Spratt, Brian G ^l   Peacock, Sharon J ^a,m   more..

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^f HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^h QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

ⁱ ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^j UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^k University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^l IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^m UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIRA KIRSCHNERI; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 84873493253     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001954     Document Type: Article

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