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Phylogenetic analysis of the 56 kDa protein genes of Orientia tsutsugamushi in Southwest Area of Korea.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Feb 2011
Lee Yu-Mi, Kim Dong-Min, Lee Seung-Hyun, Jang Mi-Sun, Neupane Ganesh Prasad
Abstract excerpt
This study was conducted to determine which genotypes were present in southwestern Korea. Nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA sequence analysis targeting the Orientia tsutsugamushi-specific 56-kDa protein gene was performed with samples of blood and eschar. Of the 69 PCR-positive samples, 61 clustered with the Boryong previously isolated in Korea. CUH 4-6 had sequence homology of 100% with Kato, and...
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