The Characteristics of Ubiquitous and Unique Leptospira Strains from the Collection of Russian Centre for Leptospirosis

Background and Aim. Leptospira, the causal agent of leptospirosis, has been isolated from the environment, patients, and wide spectrum of animals in Russia. However, the genetic diversity of Leptospira in natural and anthropurgic foci was not clearly defined. Methods. The recent MLST scheme was used...

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Main Authors: Olga L. Voronina, Marina S. Kunda, Ekaterina I. Aksenova, Natalia N. Ryzhova, Andrey N. Semenov, Evgeny M. Petrov, Lubov V. Didenko, Vladimir G. Lunin, Yuliya V. Ananyina, Alexandr L. Gintsburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/649034