Detection of pathogenic Leptospira spp. By polymerase chain reaction reaction (PCR) targeting ligB gene

Background: Leptospirosis is an emerging infectious disease and is considered to be the most widespread zoonotic disease in the world. LigB is an immunogenic outer membrane protein. The leptospiral ligB gene expressed only in pathogenic Leptospira spp. The aim of this study was molecular diagnosis o...

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Main Authors: Fariba Fotohi, Mehrangiz Dezhbord, Pzhvak Khaki, Reza Pilehchian Langrodi, Behzad Salehi, Sohela Moradi Bidhendi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bushehr University of Medical Sciences 2014-10-01
Series:Iranian South Medical Journal
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:http://ismj.bpums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-3-487&slc_lang=en&sid=1