Bioinformatics describes novel Loci for high resolution discrimination of leptospira isolates.

Leptospirosis is one of the most widespread zoonoses in the world and with over 260 pathogenic serovars there is an urgent need for a molecular system of classification. The development of multilocus sequence typing (MLST) schemes for Leptospira spp. is addressing this issue. The aim of this study w...

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Main Authors: Gustavo M Cerqueira, Alan J A McBride, Rudy A Hartskeerl, Niyaz Ahmed, Odir A Dellagostin, Marcus R Eslabão, Ana L T O Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2955542?pdf=render