Multilocus sequence typing method for identification and genotypic classification of pathogenic <it>Leptospira </it>species

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Leptospira </it>are the parasitic bacterial organisms associated with a broad range of mammalian hosts and are responsible for severe cases of human Leptospirosis. The epidemiology of leptospirosis is complex and dyna...

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Main Authors: Machang'u Robert S, Vijayachari P, de los Á Valverde M, Devi S Manjulata, Ahmed Niyaz, Ellis William A, Hartskeerl Rudy A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-11-01
Series:Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
Online Access:http://www.ann-clinmicrob.com/content/5/1/28