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[Genetic diversity of Peruvian isolates of Leptospira spp. through pulsed field gel electrophoresis].
Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud publica - 1 Jan 2000
Rivera Paola, Ticlla Mónica, Balda Lourdes, Gonzalez Dana, Céspedes Manuel
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Determine the genetic diversity of Peruvian isolations of Leptospira spp. through Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The PFGE methodology proposed by Galloway and Levett (2008) was standardized. A database including the PFGE profiles of 65 reference strains was prepared, and the technique was applied in 111 isolates of Leptospira spp. obtained in Peru between 2002 and...
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