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Genetic diversity of pathogenic leptospires from wild, domestic and captive host species in Portugal.
Transboundary and emerging diseases - 1 Mar 2020
Ferreira Ana S, Ahmed Ahmed, Rocha Teresa, Vieira Maria L, Paiva-Cardoso Maria das Neves, Mesquita João R, van der Linden Hans, Goris Marga, Thompson Gertrude, Hartskeerl Rudy A, Inácio João
Abstract excerpt
Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonotic disease of worldwide distribution with a significant veterinary and public health impact. It is caused by pathogenic bacteria of the genus Leptospira. The availability of effective tools to accurately identify and type leptospires is of utmost importance for the diagnosis of the disease and for assessing its epidemiology. Several multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) approaches...
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