Utility of a modified silver staining technique for detection of Leptospira

<p><strong>Background:</strong><em> Leptospira</em> are spiral thin and highly motile pathogenic bacteria that are best visualized by dark ground microscopy. Although these bacteria are not stained by the Gram’s stain, the Fontana stain, which is a silver impregnation s...

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Main Authors: C. P. Gunasekara, M. H. F. Sumaiha, M. K. S. Damayanthi, M. M. Weerasekera, S. S. N. Fernando
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology 2017-10-01
Series:Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://sljid.sljol.info/articles/8142