Molecular Characterization of Leptospira spp. in Environmental Samples from North-Eastern Malaysia Revealed a Pathogenic Strain, Leptospira alstonii

Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 2016, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Azali, Muhammad Azharuddin ^a   Yean Yean, Chan ^b   Harun, Azian ^b   Aminuddin Baki, Nurul Najian ^b   Ismail, Nabilah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S; WATER;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH HAZARD; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA ALSTONII; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALAYSIA; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOIL; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84965123101     PISSN: 16879686     EISSN: 16879694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2016/2060241     Document Type: Article

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