Prevalence and genetic divergence of Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira borgpetersenii in house rats (Rattus rattus) from Peninsular Malaysia

Prevalence and genetic divergence of Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira borgpetersenii in house rats (Rattus rattus) from Peninsular Malaysia

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and divergence of genetically identified Leptospira spp. in the population of Rattus rattus. Methods: A total of 130 rats were used in this study. The infection within the rats were screened using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based diagnosis, with Leptospira...

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Main Authors: Nurul Huda Mohamad Ikbal, Subha Bhassu, Khanom Simarani, Shigehiko Uni, Chew Chin Chan, Hasmahzaiti Omar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
Subjects:
pathogenic leptospires
public health
pcr
molecular diagnostic
zoonotic
Online Access:http://www.apjtm.org/article.asp?issn=1995-7645;year=2019;volume=12;issue=10;spage=463;epage=471;aulast=Mohamad

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