Short report: Leptospira species in floodwater during the 2011 floods in the bangkok metropolitan region, Thailand

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 794-796

  Thaipadungpanit, Janjira ^a,b,c   Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn ^a,b,c   Chantratita, Narisara ^a,b,c   Yimsamran, Surapon ^a,b,c   Amornchai, Premjit ^a,b,c   Boonsilp, Siriphan ^a,b,c   Maneeboonyang, Wanchai ^a,b,c   Tharnpoophasiam, Prapin ^a,b,c   Saiprom, Natnaree ^a,b,c   Mahakunkijcharoen, Yuvadee ^a,b,c   Day, Nicholas P J ^a,b,c   Singhasivanon, Pratap ^a,b,c   Peacock, Sharon J ^a,b,c   Limmathurotsakul, Direk ^a,b,c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FLOODING; LABORATORY TEST; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLICATION; SPIROCHETE; THAILAND; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY;

FLOODS; HUMANS; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; PHYLOGENY; THAILAND; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84886000408     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0124     Document Type: Article

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