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Multilocus sequence typing method for identification and genotypic classification of pathogenic Leptospira species.
Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials - 23 Nov 2006
Ahmed Niyaz, Devi S Manjulata, Valverde M de los A, Vijayachari P, Machang'u Robert S, Ellis William A, Hartskeerl Rudy A
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BACKGROUND: Leptospira 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 dynamic. Multiple serovars have been identified, each adapted to one or more animal hosts. Adaptation is a dynamic process that changes the spatial and temporal distribution of serovars and...
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