Multiplex PCR-based detection of Leptospira in environmental water samples obtained from a slum settlement

The aim of this study was to apply a molecular protocol to detect leptospiral DNA in environmental water samples. The study was carried out in a peri-urban settlement in Petrópolis, state of Rio de Janeiro. A multiplex PCR method employing the primers LipL32 and 16SrRNA was used. Three out of 100 an...

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Main Authors: Juliana Magalhães Vital-Brazil, Ilana Teruszkin Balassiano, Fabiano Sutter de Oliveira, Alberto Dias de Souza Costa, Leandro Hillen, Martha Maria Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2010-05-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762010000300020