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Multilocus sequence analysis for typing Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira kirschneri.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Feb 2010
Leon Albertine, Pronost Stéphane, Fortier Guillaume, Andre-Fontaine Geneviève, Leclercq Roland
Abstract excerpt
Fifty-three strains belonging to the pathogenic species Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira kirschneri were analyzed by multilocus sequence analysis. The species formed two distinct branches. In the L. interrogans branch, the phylogenetic tree clustered the strains into three subgroups. Genogroups and serogroups were superimposed but not strictly.
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